A horrific accident in Staten Island has claimed the lives of three teenagers, two of whom were siblings.
The incident, which killed Fernanda and her brother Jesie Gil, and friend Ashley Rodriguez, occurred when a Ford Mustang at high speed crashed with a GMC Yukon and slammed into a tree.
The impact broke the red Mustang into two, and the two back seat passengers were thrown off onto the asphalt road, where they died on the spot. The front seat passenger was rushed to the hospital, where she died.
The driver of the Mustang remains in critical but stable condition at the hospital.
The occupants of the Yukon, a 47-year-old driver, two women aged 44 and 18, a 23-year-old man, and an 11-year-old girl were all taken to Staten Island University Hospital North with minor injuries.
GoFundMe: Who Is Jesie Gil?
A GoFundMe has been created in honor of the memory of Jesie Gil, Fernanda Gil, and Ashley Rodriguez. The three teenagers died in a horrific crash on Staten Island.
They died from injuries sustained when riding a car collided with an SUV and a tree.
The fundraiser was set by Fernanda’s friend, Jacqueline Nicholas, who described Fernanda as a kind-hearted, thoughtful, and caring person, and her brother Jesie as shy but funny at times.
As of writing, the GoFundMe page has already raised $3,125.
Jesie Gil was a 15-year-old boy who lost his life in the tragic Mustang crash on Staten Island. Along with him, his sister Fernanda and friend Ashley Rodriguez also lost their lives.
According to their uncle, Juan Sanchez, Fernanda and Jessie were the parents’ only children. He told New York Daily News that the parents were devastated by the death of their two children. The parents, who were not given much information regarding the accident, were “broken.”
It was known that the family lived in Dongan Hills, Staten Island and Fernanda attended New Dorp High School, whereas her younger brother, Jesie attended Tottenville High School.
The cars collided, and three teens from the Mustang — a 16-year-old girl in the front passenger seat and a boy and girl, both 15, in the back seat — died in the wreckage, police said.
Jesie Gil Age And Instagram, Brother Of Fernanda Gil
Jesie Gil was just 15 years old when he took his last breath. He died alongside his 16-year-old sister Fernanda and 15-year-old friend Ashley Rodriguez in a horrific crash on Staten Island.
There are no details about the Instagram of neither Jessie nor Fernanda. It is not known whether the teenage siblings used photo-sharing social media or not.
The horrific accident claimed the lives of the Gil siblings, Fernanda, 16, Jesie, 15, and their friend Ashley Rodriguez, 15.
Jesie and Ashley, seated in the back seats, died on the spot, whereas Fernanda was rushed to the Staten Island University Hospital North, where she died.
The three teenagers were passengers on a Ford Mustang driven by a 16-year-old boy, who also sustained major injuries. He was also taken to the Staten Island University Hospital North, where he is in critical but stable condition.
The incident occurred at 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, on Hylan Blvd., when a red Ford Mustang crashed with a GMC Yukon which tried to turn off at Richard Ave. in Charleston.
The Mustang, which hit a tree afterward and broke into two, was at an unsafe high speed, and the impact broke the car into two.