Cops have arrested a 27-year-old Mercedes-Benz driver who sparked a blistering upper Manhattan crash while drag racing with a Corvette, officials said Friday.
Eric Torres was grabbed by police after he ran away from the crash on Sherman Ave. near E. 204th St. in Inwood at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday.
Cops charged him with reckless endangerment and reckless driving. He was in the hospital on Friday. His arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was pending.
Multiple people were injured in a crash at Sherman Ave. and W. 204th St. in Inwood on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Police say Torres was drag racing with a Corvette driver down Sherman Ave. when the Corvette slammed into him.
The out-of-control Corvette went on to strike a 34-year-old pedestrian near the corner, then launched onto the sidewalk where it slammed into the side of a building, cops said.
Multiple people were injured in a crash at Sherman Ave. and W. 204th St. in Inwood on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The Mercedes hit a parked, unoccupied moped before Torres climbed out and fled the scene, leaving the wrecked luxury vehicle behind. Cops apprehended him a short time later.
EMS took the pedestrian to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. The Corvette driver and passenger were also taken to Harlem Hospital, where they are expected to survive.