1 Person Killed In Multi-Car Crash In Washington Heights
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are investigating a multi-car crash that left one person dead in Washington Heights.
It happened around 4:30 a.m. Monday on Amsterdam Avenue at 157th Street.
Police believe a car heading southbound on Amsterdam ran a red light, striking a vehicle headed westbound.
Several witnesses said police appeared to be either chasing or following the car prior to the crash, 1010 WINS' Derricke Dennis reported.
1 Person Killed In Multi-Car Crash In Washington Heights
"It really doesn't make sense," one witness told Dennis. "I don't know what happened, but that car was folded in half."
A female passenger in one of the cars died at the scene. The two drivers had only non-life threatening injuries.
The NYPD is denying any kind of chase, Dennis reported.
The investigation is still ongoing.
