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.
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
Press Articles
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