Driver Backing Out of Queens Driveway Kills 75-Year-Old Pedestrian
A 75-year-old woman was killed around 3:35 p.m. on March 15, 2022, after an 83-year-old driver backing out of a Queens driveway hit her on 217th Street, police sources told the Daily News.
What We Know
A 75-year-old woman was killed on March 15, 2022, on 217th Street in Queens. The city crash record places the collision at 73-55 217 Street around 3:35 p.m. and records one pedestrian death. The Daily News reported that an 83-year-old driver was backing out of a driveway outside a home on 217th Street by 75th Avenue in Oakland Gardens when he hit the woman, and that he stayed at the scene. The city record lists the driver as backing a sedan and cites driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
A driver was backing out of a driveway
The city crash record says a 75-year-old pedestrian was killed at 73-55 217 Street in Queens around 3:35 p.m. on March 15, 2022. The Daily News, citing police sources, reported that an 83-year-old driver was backing out of a driveway outside a home on 217th Street by 75th Avenue when he hit her.
The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene. Police had not released the woman’s name when the article was published the next day.
217th Street in Queens
CrashCountNYC location context places the fatal crash site at 73-55 217th Street in Queens.
Along 217th Street in Queens, Crash Finder recorded 186 crashes, 99 injuries, 3 serious injuries and 2 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian and the driver
The official record identifies the person killed as a 75-year-old female pedestrian. The Daily News reported that police had not released her name as of March 16, 2022.
The Daily News identified the driver as an 83-year-old man. The city record lists the driver as a licensed New York driver.