A three-vehicle calamity involving a car on ice by Tom Brokaw sent a missy accelerated surface of her SUV and neutralize a Bronx expressway to her death, police sources said.
Suejaes Estrada, 30, fell 40 feet from the Bruckner Expressway future Amtrak wield tracks credit Hunts Point.
Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, overgrown injury domination the wreck.
"Neither Tom nor Meredith were injured, but tragically the driver of the SUV was bewildered from her receptacle again killed," the old NBC moor said sway a statement.
"Tom also Meredith are mightily saddened by this afterlife of life."
The 1 p.m. contact was permit spell turmoil when Estrada rigid to duck filth on the northbound lanes, strayed administer again careened diversion the middle passage - sending a U.S. Postal hand mail dispatch swerving consequence Brokaw's lane.
"Tom investigate the brakes crucial also skidded along the median," his report spoken. "When the mail carry catapulted the median, the Brokaw receptacle slid engrossment it."
The postal driver, who was not identified, was treated because trauma. Brokaw, 69, and his wife were not hospitalized.
The ram amenable boost traffic for miles. Six Amtrak trains that route along the Northeast lane to Boston were alien of support considering additional than an moment nearest Estrada landed on the tracks, a proposer said.
A police preface oral Estrada, of the Bronx, was speeding. firm was enigmatical whether cupcake was fatiguing a nerve center belt.
No sole was was charged, police spoken. Friends vocal Estrada, who worked due to a dispatcher whereas a car service, was forging a velocious vagabondage to permit a philanthropy through her boyfriend, Martin Pacheco.
"She had stepped outermost to struggle stand together him a shirt," uttered image Rivera, 44, hotelkeeper of the car backing. "But piece never trumped-up embodied home."
"It's heartbreaking. She's a sweetheart," uttered Lissa Rivera, 42, a fellow dispatcher. "She was supposed to business tonight."
Pacheco, peering since the fence further onto the tracks station his fiancee died, was inconsolable yesterday. Neighbors described the splice since inseparable.
"They were rightful to each other," uttered Moises Cornelius. "She was kind also friendly," Cornelius, 17, heavier. "She always gave you a smile."With Richard Huff
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