A New York City man has been charged in connection with a fiery crash that left two passengers dead.
The crash happened on the FDR Expressway early Friday morning. According to police, the driver of a 2006 Infiniti M35 heading northbound near East 74th Street lost control of the car and slammed into a concrete barrier.
Officers arrived to find the car engulfed in flames. Thirty-five-year-old Kesha Montez of Yonkers and 29-year-old Mahogany Robinson of Columbus, Ohio were pulled from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, 33-year-old Daquan Allen of the Bronx, was taken to a hospital where he was in serious but stable condition, according to police. He was charged with reckless driving. It wasn't immediately known if he had retained an attorney.
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