Fatal crash

SUV driver hits teen off Grand Central

Near midnight on Grand Central Parkway, a GMC SUV driver hit an 18-year-old standing off the roadway. The blow crushed his head. He died there in the dark while the driver kept going straight.

1fatality
January 23, 2022date
11:29 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 2021 GMC SUV driver traveling west on Grand Central Parkway near midnight hit an 18-year-old man who was standing off the roadway. The pedestrian suffered fatal head crush injuries and was pronounced dead. Police list the driver as licensed and do not attribute specific contributing factors in the record.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 18; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Not in Roadway; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2010 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Quarter Panel

  • SUV

    2021 GMC -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Passing or Lane Usage Improper

Where

Grand Central Pkwy

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