Driver Runs Over Man Under Parked Truck in Queens
A 42-year-old driver ran over a 38-year-old man at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue after police said the man had been sleeping under a parked Ford F350 near Mount Zion Cemetery.
What We Know
A 38-year-old man walking on Maurice Avenue near 54th Avenue in Queens was killed when a truck driver going straight hit him in the roadway. According to the police report, the man suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. The driver continued driving and did not remain at the crash site. The crash occurred on a Tuesday evening in daylight.
Police said the driver felt a bump while pulling out
Police told the New York Post that the man had been sleeping under an unoccupied Ford F350 before the driver returned. The driver started pulling out to head south on Maurice Avenue, felt a large bump, got out, and realized he had run over the man, according to the article.
The city crash record says the crash happened on June 21, 2022, at 6:54 p.m. and recorded one pedestrian death and no other injuries.
Sources describe the Ford truck in different terms
The official record lists a 2008 Ford truck or bus chassis cab and says the licensed male driver was going straight ahead south with one occupant. The Post described the truck as a parked Ford F350 pickup and said the driver was 42.
The crash was recorded on Maurice Avenue in Maspeth
The official record places the crash at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue in Queens. The Post, citing police, described the scene as Maurice Avenue and 53rd Drive, just outside Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth.
CrashCountNYC location context for Maurice Avenue in Queens shows 258 crashes, 191 injuries, 7 serious injuries, and 4 deaths since 2022.
The driver stayed at the scene
Police told the Post that the driver stayed at the scene. No charges had been filed by Wednesday afternoon, the article reported.