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Arturo Báez Cordero / Diario Libre

Outstanding Dominican filmographer, 34-year old Arturo Baez Cordero died as a result of a fatal three-car crash in Gowanus, New Jersey (Bergen County). Described as a resident of Lodi, New Jersey, he was driving a Mercedes Benz that was rammed into by the driver of an Honda Odyssey at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and 9th Street around 6:25pm on Sunday, 14 September 2025.

Baez Cordero is the son of legendary Dominican movie-maker Fernando Baez who had died in a tragic car accident on the Duarte Highway in the Dominican Republic on 3 July 2019. His mother is singer and architect Maria Cordero who lives and works in Santo Domingo.

The New Jersey Police say that the driver of the 38-year old Alexey Ivanov who was driving the Honda minivan was accompanied by his wife, a 38-year old woman and a 64-year old man, both who survived the...