Fatal crash

92-Year-Old Driver Dies After Veering On Union Turnpike

A 92-year-old driver veered west on Union Turnpike near 251st Street and hit something hard enough to blow the airbag. He died in the driver’s seat on a busy Queens arterial, on a Sunday morning that kept moving without him.

1fatality
January 2, 2022date
10:15 a.m.time

What We Know

A 92-year-old man driving a 2016 Buick sedan west on Union Turnpike near 251st Street in Queens veered and hit an object, deploying the airbag. According to the police report, the driver died in the seat from internal injuries affecting his entire body. Police listed “Illnes” as a contributing factor. No other people were recorded in the crash. The collision happened on a busy arterial road on a Sunday morning.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 92; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2016 BUIC -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Illnes; Second contributing factor: Lost Consciousness

Where

Union Turnpike & 251st St, Queens

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