Cab driver fatally hits man on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
A 53-year-old cab driver hit a 69-year-old man on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Woodside on January 15, 2022; the man died after medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital.
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What We Know
On January 15, 2022, a 53-year-old cab driver traveling east on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway hit a 69-year-old man near Broadway's exit 40 in Woodside, Queens. The city recorded the collision at 6:49 p.m. Medics took the man to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died. The driver suffered minor injuries, remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges, according to the Daily News.
The collision
The city recorded the collision at 6:49 p.m. on January 15, 2022. A cab driver traveling east hit a 69-year-old man, and the impact cracked the cab's windshield, according to the Daily News.
Near the Broadway exit in Woodside
Police placed the collision in the eastbound lanes of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Broadway's exit 40 in Woodside, Queens, where they said the man was crossing the highway.
Hospital response and driver
Medics took the man to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died. The 53-year-old cab driver suffered minor injuries, remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges, the Daily News reported.