BMW driver fatally hit man on Grand Central Parkway
A 35-year-old BMW driver hit a 44-year-old man crossing Grand Central Parkway in Astoria; police said the driver stayed and faced no immediate charges.
What We Know
Police said a 35-year-old male BMW driver hit a 44-year-old man who was crossing the eastbound lanes of Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street in Astoria around 9:15 p.m. First responders found the man unconscious in the left lane and medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died. City crash data recorded one pedestrian death and no other injuries, and listed the man as crossing away from an intersection without a signal or crosswalk. The Daily News reported a pedestrian bridge less than half a block from the crash site. Police said the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges.
A crossing on the parkway ended in a fatal injury
Police said the 44-year-old man was crossing the eastbound lanes of Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street when a 35-year-old male BMW driver hit him at about 9:15 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2022.
First responders found the man unconscious in the left lane. Medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died; the city record counted one pedestrian fatality and no other injuries.
Near 73rd Street on Grand Central Parkway
The city record lists the crash on Grand Central Parkway. The Daily News placed it near 73rd Street in Astoria, on the eastbound lanes.
The article reported a pedestrian bridge over the parkway less than half a block from where the driver hit the man.
What records and police said about the people involved
The city person record identifies the man who died as a 44-year-old male pedestrian.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the driver was a 35-year-old man who remained at the scene. Police said he faced no immediate charges.