The friend of the driver who was killed after his car collided with a parked truck in the Bronx on Sunday says he was with him just moments before the unthinkable.
Speaking exclusively to Eyewitness News, the young man, who chose to go by the name “Mike” in fear of retaliation, said it was not supposed to end like this.
“Everyone was just trying to have fun, expected to go home that night,” he said. “Unfortunately, these two people didn’t.”
What initially started off as a good time at a car meet early Sunday morning in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx turned into a tragedy when Mike’s friend Gilvante Roberson, 21, and Sabrina Villagomez, 15, were killed after their white Chrysler struck a parked oil tank truck.
“You see this online, and you always think you’ll get out of it,” said Mike.
Right before the fatal crash, video shows that car and others driving aggressively in the middle of the street.
Just weeks earlier, a similar gathering took place in Hunts Point, which is known for drag racing and dangerous stunts.