Those killed have been identified as Garibaldi Reyes-Jerez, 22, of West 170th Street, Manhattan; John Pena-Martinez, 24, of Creston Avenue, Bronx; and Maria Vasquez-Guzman, 16, of Grand Concourse, Bronx.
They were passengers in a vehicle driven by Yordany Bautista-Hernandez, 21, of Tiebout Avenue, Bronx, who suffered minor injuries.
Police say numerous calls came in just before 2:30 a.m. alerting them to to the crash in the eastbound lanes in Mount Vernon, near the Hutchinson River Parkway.
Officers found a wrecked blue Toyota in the center lane and discovered the 16-year-old victim in the wreckage.
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The bodies of the 22-year-old and 24-year-old were found outside the vehicle.
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The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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