Painter dies after fall from Roosevelt Avenue Bridge.
A 46-year-old driver was traveling north on the Van Wyck when painter Jeremy Rozan fell from the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge and was fatally struck by the driver at 10:21 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2022.
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What We Know
The crash record lists one pedestrian killed on the Van Wyck Expressway at 10:21 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2022. News reports identified the worker as 34-year-old painter Jeremy Rozan, who fell from the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge while painting support beams. Accounts differ on the contact: The New York Post said he made contact with the side of a northbound 2012 Nissan Altima before being thrown forward; QNS said he landed in a northbound lane and was then struck by the driver. Reports said responders took Rozan to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died.
Reports differ on how Rozan came into contact with traffic.
The New York Post, citing police, reported that Rozan fell from a construction structure and made contact with the side of a northbound 2012 Nissan Altima before being thrown forward into the left lane.
QNS, citing an NYPD spokesman, said Rozan fell through the construction structure, landed in a northbound lane, and was then struck by the driver. Patch also reported that he fell onto the highway and was hit there. The articles placed the incident at about 10:20 a.m.; the crash record gives the time as 10:21 a.m.
Rozan was painting bridge support beams.
QNS identified Rozan, 34, as a painter from Mariners Harbor on Staten Island. It reported that he was painting support beams as part of the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge rehabilitation project.
The work site stood above the expressway.
The crash record places the collision on the Van Wyck Expressway. Reports place the fall at the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge above its northbound lanes. Patch reported that the bridge crosses Flushing Creek and connects Willets Point and Flushing.
Rozan was taken to a Queens hospital.
Reports said responders took Rozan to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. The New York Post said he was pronounced dead there; Patch reported that he was pronounced dead at 10:52 a.m., while QNS said he was initially in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries.
The 46-year-old driver remained at the scene, according to reports. The Post and QNS said the driver and two passengers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries; the crash record counts one person killed and zero injured. QNS reported no arrests and said the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.