Driver Dies in Henry Hudson Parkway Crash
Police identified Brian Keating, 66, as the driver who died in a Henry Hudson Parkway crash recorded at 2:46 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2022; Patch reported that a passenger grabbed the steering wheel and turned the vehicle into a right guide rail to stop it.
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What We Know
Police identified Brian Keating, 66, of White Plains, as the driver who died in the Sept. 21, 2022, crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway; the city record gives the crash time as 2:46 p.m. Reports differed on the sequence. The Daily News said another driver rear-ended Keating's SUV and left before he experienced a medical episode. Patch's next-day report said the medical episode came first, followed by contact with the center guide rail and a path across three lanes, off the roadway and back onto the highway; a passenger then steered the vehicle into a right guide rail to stop it. Patch called the vehicle a 2020 Porsche Macan SUV; the city record classifies it as a sedan.
Police accounts described different sequences.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that another driver rear-ended the 66-year-old man's SUV near West 125th Street and left. It said the SUV then came into contact with a guardrail, followed by a medical episode for the driver.
Patch's next-day report, also citing police, said Keating experienced a medical episode in the left lane, followed by contact with the center guide rail. It described a path across three lanes, off the roadway and through roadside vegetation, and back onto the northbound highway. Patch said a woman passenger grabbed the steering wheel and turned the vehicle into the right guide rail, bringing it to a stop.
The city crash record lists loss of consciousness as a contributing factor.
Reports placed the events at different points along the parkway.
The official record places the crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway. The Daily News and Patch's first report placed it near West 125th Street; News 12 described Keating driving near West 120th Street, while Patch's next-day account placed the final stop near Saint Clair Place in West Harlem.
Keating was identified as the driver who died.
Patch identified Brian Keating, 66, of White Plains, as the driver. It reported that a woman passenger was not injured. Accounts differed about where Keating was pronounced dead: Patch's initial report said at the scene, while its next-day report said at Mt. Sinai St. Luke's Hospital. The Daily News said medics took him to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he could not be saved.
The city crash record counts one motorist killed and no injuries.
The vehicle type differs across reports.
Patch identified Keating's vehicle as a 2020 Porsche Macan SUV. The Daily News described a black SUV, while the official crash record classifies the vehicle as a sedan.
The crash disrupted northbound traffic.
Patch reported that the city announced a northbound Henry Hudson Parkway closure at 125th Street as of 4 p.m. and urged drivers to take alternate routes. Its next-day report said police were continuing to investigate.