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The driver was also injured in the crash and taken to the hospital, according to police. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Alejandra Paharsingh of Westbury, Connecticut, was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving while impaired, according to New York ABC station (https://abc7ny.com/post/passenger-killed-driver-critically-injured-tesla-crashes-scaffolding-midtown/19809818/) WABC .   ()     A Tesla crashed into scaffolding in Midtown, Manhattan, Sept. 9, 2026.    WABC        The passenger who was killed was identified as 27-year-old Elise Suomi of Harlem, according to WABC. 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