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Fatal crash

Taxi driver hits man walking on BQE

A taxi driver kept straight on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and hit a 69-year-old man walking against traffic. His chest was crushed. He died there on the highway.

1fatality
January 15, 2022date
6:49 p.m.time

What We Know

A 69-year-old man died after a taxi driver hit him on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway on a rainy Saturday evening. According to the police report, the man was walking along the highway against traffic when the 2015 Toyota taxi driver continued straight and struck him head-on, causing fatal chest crush injuries. No other injuries were recorded in the report.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 69; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Riding/Walking Along Highway Against Traffic; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Taxi

    2015 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed

Press Articles

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