Driver dragged man along Queens street before fleeing, police say
A driver dragged a 27-year-old man and fled after swerving into a parked car, police said; the official record places the fatal collision at Beach 87th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Queens at 9:07 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2022.
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What We Know
Police said the 27-year-old man grabbed the rear passenger-door handle of a Honda, and the driver accelerated, dragging him about a block. 1010 WINS reported that the driver swerved into a parked car and the man was later found on the roadway; QNS reported that police said the collision caused him to fall. Both reports said the driver fled and the man was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The official crash record places the fatal collision at Beach 87th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 9:07 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2022.
Police reports differ on how the man fell
1010 WINS reported that police believed the man approached a gray Honda at Beach 86th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard and grabbed the rear passenger-door handle. Police said the driver accelerated, dragging him about a block.
The reports described what happened next differently: 1010 WINS said the driver swerved into a parked car and the man was later found on the roadway; QNS reported that police said the collision caused him to fall to the street. Both outlets reported that the driver fled.
The pedestrian was 27
Both reports identified the pedestrian as a 27-year-old man. QNS reported EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; 1010 WINS also reported he was pronounced dead there. The reports said police had not released his identity pending family notification. The official record counts one pedestrian killed.
Reports identify a Honda and a parked car
1010 WINS described the fleeing driver's car as a gray Honda sedan; QNS identified it as a Honda. The official record lists a 2018 Honda sedan traveling west and a 2011 Nissan sedan recorded as parked.
The official record lists a contributing factor
The official crash record lists aggressive driving/road rage as a contributing factor. Neither reviewed report explained what led to the encounter.
No arrests had been reported the next day
Both Oct. 18 reports said no arrests had been reported. QNS said the investigation was ongoing.
Where
BEACH 87 STREET and ROCKAWAY BEACH BOULEVARD