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Fatal crash

Distracted Box-Truck Driver Slams Stopped Rig

A box-truck driver going straight on Harding Expressway hit the rear of a stopped tractor-trailer near College Point Boulevard. The 63-year-old driver died at the scene. Police recorded driver inattention in the fatal afternoon crash.

1fatality
May 24, 2022date
1:15 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 63-year-old box-truck driver traveling west on Harding Expressway hit the rear of a tractor-trailer that was stopped in traffic near College Point Boulevard. The box-truck driver died from internal injuries affecting his entire body. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Both vehicles were large trucks.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 63; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Truck

    2004 NISS-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

  • Truck

    2012 MACK-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Stopped in Traffic; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed

Press Articles

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