Queens Driver Dies After Reported Medical Episode Before Corona Crash
Jorge Peguero, 38, died after a crash at 34th Avenue and 106th Street in Queens at 7:20 p.m. on September 26, 2022; police said he experienced a medical episode while driving.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
The official crash record places the collision at 7:20 p.m. on September 26, 2022, at 34th Avenue and 106th Street in Queens, and records one motorist killed. QNS reported that police identified the driver as Jorge Peguero, 38, and said he experienced a medical episode while driving west in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Police said he veered right and struck the front side of a parked, unoccupied 2013 Hyundai Elantra, then continued west and collided with a fence. Officers found him unconscious and unresponsive; EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead. Reports said the investigation was ongoing.
Reported vehicle makes
- Chevrolet — accepted press report
- Hyundai — accepted press report
Make information is incomplete for the vehicles involved in this crash.
Police described a medical episode before the crash.
The official record places the crash at 7:20 p.m. on September 26, 2022, at 34th Avenue and 106th Street, and records one motorist killed.
QNS reported that police said Peguero was driving west on 34th Avenue in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer when he experienced a medical episode near 106th Street. Police said he veered right and struck the front side of a parked, unoccupied 2013 Hyundai Elantra, then continued west and collided with a fence at 105-19 34th Avenue.
Peguero was taken to Elmhurst Hospital.
QNS identified the driver as Jorge Peguero, 38, of 210th Street in Queens Village. Officers found him unconscious and unresponsive. EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to QNS.
The investigation remained ongoing.
Reports said the investigation was ongoing when published. 1010 WINS reported that officials did not elaborate on what kind of medical episode Peguero experienced.
Where
34 AVENUE and 106 STREET