Truck Driver Turns Right, Kills 83-Year-Old in Queens Crosswalk
A box-truck driver turned right from Union Turnpike onto 193rd Street and hit an 83-year-old woman in the crosswalk. She went down on the cold morning pavement and died there while the oversized truck showed no damage.
What We Know
An 83-year-old woman was killed in a morning crash at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street in Queens. According to the police report, a licensed male driver in a box truck made a right turn and hit her as she crossed in the intersection crosswalk on this arterial street. She suffered internal injuries to her entire body and died at the scene. The truck, classified as an oversized vehicle, sustained no reported damage. No other people were listed as injured.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 83; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2019 FRHT-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Right Turn; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Union Turnpike & 193rd St, Queens
Press Articles
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