Driver Backing From Queens Driveway Fatally Hits Woman
An 83-year-old driver backing out of a driveway on 217th Street in Oakland Gardens fatally hit a 75-year-old woman, and the official record lists driver inattention or distraction.
What We Know
A 75-year-old woman died after an 83-year-old driver hit her while backing out of a driveway on 217th Street in Oakland Gardens, according to police sources cited by the Daily News. The official crash record places the collision at 73-55 217 Street in Queens on March 15, 2022, at 3:35 p.m., and records one pedestrian death. The official vehicle record describes a licensed male driver in a sedan who was backing east and lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene and that police had not released the woman’s name at the time of publication.
What happened
The official record says the crash happened on March 15, 2022, at 3:35 p.m. at 73-55 217 Street in Queens and killed one pedestrian, a 75-year-old woman.
The Daily News, citing police sources, reported that an 83-year-old man hit the woman while backing out of a driveway outside a home on 217th Street by 75th Avenue in Oakland Gardens.
Where it happened
The crash was recorded at 73-55 217th Street in Queens, near the stretch of 217th Street in Oakland Gardens where the Daily News reported the driver was backing out of a driveway.
CrashCountNYC location data for 217th Street in Queens shows 186 crashes, 99 injuries, 3 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
People involved
The woman who died was 75 years old. The official record identifies her as a pedestrian and records that she was not in the roadway at the time of the crash.
Police sources cited by the Daily News described the driver as an 83-year-old man. The official vehicle record describes the driver as a licensed male driver in New York.
Afterward
The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene. The article also said police had not released the woman’s name at the time it was published.