Driver Killed in High-Speed Clearview Expressway Crash
A 20-year-old driver was killed on the Clearview Expressway in Queens, where police said he lost control of a speeding 2007 Honda Accord near exit 4 and his passenger was critically injured.
What We Know
A 20-year-old driver was killed early on October 16, 2022, on the Clearview Expressway in Queens. Police told the New York Post that he was driving a 2007 Honda Accord northbound at a high rate of speed near exit 4 when he lost control, hit the center guardrail, crossed the lanes, and the crash ended with a tree impact on the right shoulder. The official crash record lists unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing, and records one motorist killed and one motorist injured.
Police described a high-speed loss of control
Police told the New York Post that the 20-year-old man was driving a 2007 Honda Accord northbound on the Clearview Expressway near exit 4 when he lost control at a high rate of speed. Police said he hit the center guardrail, crossed all lanes to the right shoulder, and the crash ended with a tree impact.
The crash happened on the Clearview Expressway in Queens
The official record places the crash on the Clearview Expressway. The New York Post, citing police, reported that it happened near exit 4 and 73rd Avenue while the driver was traveling northbound.
One motorist died and one was badly hurt
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 20-year-old male driver. The New York Post reported that he was pronounced dead at the scene and that his passenger, a man in his 20s, was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital with head and body trauma in critical condition.
Speed was cited in both accounts
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the official vehicle record also lists unsafe lane changing. The New York Post reported that police said the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed before he lost control.
Records differ on the exact time
The official crash record lists the crash time as 2:05 a.m. The New York Post reported, citing police, that it happened at 2:18 a.m.