BMW driver fatally strikes pedestrian on Queens parkway.
A 35-year-old man driving a BMW X5 eastbound struck a 44-year-old pedestrian near 73rd Street on Oct. 19, 2022, in a crash the city records at 9:14 p.m. with one pedestrian death.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
A 35-year-old man driving a BMW X5 was traveling east on the Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street when police say he struck a 44-year-old pedestrian. The city record dates the crash to Oct. 19, 2022, at 9:14 p.m. and records one pedestrian death. Patch and QNS reported that the man was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and pronounced dead. Those outlets gave opposite directions for the pedestrian's crossing, so that detail remains unresolved.
Police reports place the impact in the parkway's left lane.
Police reports said a 35-year-old man driving a BMW X5 eastbound struck a 44-year-old pedestrian in the parkway's left lane near 73rd Street. QNS described the vehicle as a 2017 BMW X5; the official record lists a 2017 BMW in the station wagon/SUV category.
Responders found the pedestrian unconscious in the roadway. Patch and QNS reported that he was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; the city record counts one pedestrian killed and no injuries.
Reports disagree about the pedestrian's crossing direction.
Patch reported that the pedestrian was crossing from north to south; QNS reported that he was crossing from south to north. Both attributed their accounts to police.
A pedestrian bridge was nearby.
Reports place the crash on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street in Astoria. The Daily News reported that a pedestrian bridge crossed the parkway less than half a block from the site; Patch also described an overpass as just steps away.
The driver stayed at the scene as the investigation continued.
Patch reported that the driver remained at the scene and was uninjured. As of reports published Oct. 20, police had made no arrests and the investigation was ongoing. Patch, citing city alerts, reported that all eastbound lanes were closed for around two hours.