Victim Identified in Fatal Crash at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center

(Update from the New Rochelle Police Department)

Here is an update from the New Rochelle Police on the identity of the victim.

(July 17, 2024) The New Rochelle Police have identified the victim in the fatal car crash at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center on July 13, 2024 as 16 year-old Aidan Galeano of New Rochelle, New York.

According to police, "The vehicle he was driving was travelling eastbound on Wilmot Road at a high rate of speed and veered left of center at 1050 Wilmot Road and into the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center where it collided with a metal light post and concrete footing.  He only had a Learner’s Permit according to DMV records," and therefore should not have been driving.

Here's what happened:

On July 13th , 2024, at about 12:02am, New Rochelle Police responded to the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road on a report of a motor vehicle accident. Officers arrived on scene and found a 2019 Honda Accord completely on fire. New Rochelle Firefighters responded and extinguished the flames. The sole occupant in the vehicle was found in the drivers’ seat deceased. New Rochelle Police Accident Investigators responded to the scene for further investigation.

The family of the deceased was notified, and no further information is being released at this time to allow the family to process this tragic event. The investigation is still ongoing. The New Rochelle Police Department extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

(An unofficial report states that the victim was a rising Junior at Iona Prep)