Driver fatally runs over man outside Maspeth cemetery.
Police reported that a 42-year-old driver ran over a man beneath a parked Ford outside Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth; the fatal crash record places the collision at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue at 6:54 p.m. on June 21, 2022.
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What We Know
A 42-year-old driver returned to a parked Ford and ran over a man beneath it outside Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, according to police accounts. Reports differ on whether the driver pulled forward or reversed; the crash record lists southbound travel and straight-ahead movement. News accounts said the man was taken to Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.
Reports give different accounts of the driver's movement.
The New York Post reported that the driver began pulling out to head south on Maurice Avenue and felt a bump. QNS reported that the driver put the pickup into reverse and ran over the man. Audacy reported that investigators determined the driver started the parked Ford and ran over the man with its right rear tires, without giving a direction. The crash record lists southbound travel and straight-ahead movement.
The Post and Audacy reported that the man was sleeping beneath the Ford; QNS said he was lying beneath it but described sleeping as speculation.
Reports place the crash near Mount Zion Cemetery.
The official record places the crash at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue in Queens. Audacy located it on Maurice Avenue near 54 Avenue, outside Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth. The New York Post placed it at Maurice Avenue and 53rd Drive, while QNS described it as near 54th Drive.
Reports describe the Ford in different ways.
The official record lists a 2008 Ford chassis cab. The New York Post called it a Ford F-350 pickup, and QNS called it a Ford-350 pickup. Audacy described a 2008 Ford F-350 as a van.
The record and reports give different descriptions of the man’s age.
The official record identifies a 38-year-old man as the pedestrian killed. The New York Post, Audacy and QNS described the man as being in his 30s. Those reports described the driver as a 42-year-old man.
News accounts say the man died after transport to Elmhurst.
The New York Post, Audacy and QNS reported that EMS took the man to Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead. The Post said the driver remained at the scene and that no charges had been filed by the afternoon of June 22. Audacy and QNS reported that no arrest had been made and the investigation was ongoing.