BMW Driver Fatally Hit Pedestrian on Grand Central Parkway
A 35-year-old BMW driver hit a 44-year-old man crossing the eastbound Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street in Astoria on Oct. 19, 2022, and medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died.
What We Know
Police said a 44-year-old man was crossing the eastbound lanes of the Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street in Astoria at about 9:15 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2022, when a 35-year-old BMW X5 driver hit him. First responders found the man unconscious in the left lane, and medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed, identifies the driver’s vehicle as a 2017 BMW SUV traveling east, and records the pedestrian as crossing away from an intersection without a signal or crosswalk. Police told the Daily News the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges.
A nighttime crossing on the parkway ended in a fatal injury
Police said the man was crossing the eastbound lanes of the Grand Central Parkway near 73rd Street at about 9:15 p.m. when the 35-year-old BMW X5 driver hit him.
First responders found the man unconscious in the left lane. Medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, but he could not be saved.
The crash happened on the Grand Central Parkway in Astoria
The official record places the fatal crash on the Grand Central Parkway. Police told the Daily News it happened near 73rd Street in Astoria, and the newspaper reported that a pedestrian bridge crosses the parkway less than half a block from where the driver hit the man.
The driver was in a BMW SUV traveling east
The city crash record lists the driver’s vehicle as a 2017 BMW SUV traveling east and going straight ahead before the crash. The Daily News, citing police, described the vehicle as a BMW X5.
Records focused on the pedestrian’s crossing location
The city crash record says the pedestrian was crossing away from an intersection with no signal or crosswalk, and it lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. No immediate charges were reported against the driver.
The driver remained at the scene
Police told the Daily News the 35-year-old male driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges.