A driver ran over a man beneath a parked Ford in Maspeth.
A 42-year-old driver returned to a parked Ford and ran over a man beneath it near Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth on June 21, 2022; the official record logs the crash at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue at 6:54 p.m., with one pedestrian killed.
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What We Know
A 42-year-old driver returned to a parked Ford near Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth and ran over a man lying beneath it, according to police accounts reported by local outlets. The crash record lists the date as June 21, 2022, the time as 6:54 p.m., and the pedestrian as 38; news reports described him as in his 30s. The New York Post said the driver began pulling out southbound on Maurice Avenue, while QNS said he reversed; 1010 WINS reported that the driver started the Ford but did not specify direction. Reports differed on the Ford's type: the Post and QNS described a pickup, while 1010 WINS called it a van; the official record classifies it as a 2008 chassis cab. The reports said EMS took the man to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Reports give different accounts of the driver's movement.
The New York Post reported that the 42-year-old driver returned to the parked Ford and began pulling out to travel south on Maurice Avenue. It said he felt a bump, stepped outside and realized he had run over the man.
QNS said the driver put the Ford into reverse and ran over the man. 1010 WINS reported that the driver started the Ford and ran over him with the right rear tires, without specifying a direction.
The Post and 1010 WINS described the man as sleeping beneath the Ford. QNS said he was lying beneath it and described sleeping as speculation.
The crash happened near Mount Zion Cemetery.
The official record places the June 21, 2022, crash at 6:54 p.m. at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue in Queens. The Post and 1010 WINS placed it outside Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth.
Reports gave different nearby cross streets: the Post named 53rd Drive, 1010 WINS named 54 Avenue, and QNS said Maurice Avenue near 54th Drive.
The official record lists the pedestrian as 38.
The official record identifies a 38-year-old man as the pedestrian killed. The three news reports described him as a man in his 30s and did not name him.
Reports differ on the Ford's type.
The official record lists a 2008 Ford classified as a chassis cab. The New York Post called it a Ford F-350 pickup, and QNS described a Ford-350 pickup. 1010 WINS called it a van and identified it as a 2008 Ford F-350.
The pedestrian was taken to Elmhurst Hospital.
The New York Post, 1010 WINS and QNS reported that EMS took the man to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver remained at the scene. The Post said no charges had been filed by the afternoon of June 22, 2022; 1010 WINS and QNS reported no arrest and an ongoing investigation.