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Hernán Mendoza

Death by Force
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Hernán Diego Mendoza, a 47-year-old male of Argentine nationality and Hispanic ethnicity, was among the victims killed on October 31, 2017, in a deliberate vehicle attack in New York City. He was one of eight individuals struck and killed when a man deliberately drove a rented truck onto a crowded bike and pedestrian path near the Hudson River Park, striking cyclists and walkers before crashing into a school bus. The victims included five Argentine tourists and three others comprising two Ameri ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Hernán Mendoza

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    New York City

    NY

    2017-10-31

    47

    Hernán

    Mendoza

    11/07/2025

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