Driver Hits Painter After Fall Onto Van Wyck Expressway
A 34-year-old pedestrian was killed on the Van Wyck Expressway, where police told the New York Post that Jeremy Rozan had fallen from a Roosevelt Avenue Bridge worksite before contact with a northbound Nissan.
What We Know
Jeremy Rozan, a 34-year-old Staten Island painter, died after a fall from a construction structure at the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge onto the Van Wyck Expressway on Nov. 1, 2022, according to police as reported by the New York Post. Police said he was painting support beams when he fell to the roadway below and made contact with the side of a northbound 2012 Nissan Altima around 10:20 a.m. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed on the Van Wyck Expressway and a sedan traveling north. The Post reported that the 46-year-old driver stayed at the scene and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
A fall from bridge work led to a fatal roadway impact
Police told the New York Post that Jeremy Rozan was painting support beams on the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge when he fell from a construction structure onto the Van Wyck Expressway below. Authorities said he made contact with the side of a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling north around 10:20 a.m., and his body was thrown into the left lane.
The official crash record lists the crash at 10:21 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2022, on the Van Wyck Expressway. It records one pedestrian killed and identifies the involved vehicle as a sedan traveling north and going straight ahead.
The collision happened below the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge
The official record places the fatal crash on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. The Post, citing police, reported that Rozan fell from a work area on the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge onto the expressway lanes below.
Jeremy Rozan was identified as the person killed
The official record describes the person killed as a 34-year-old male pedestrian. The Post identified him as Jeremy Rozan, a Staten Island painter who was working at the bridge site.
First responders found Rozan unresponsive with severe head and body trauma, police told the Post. He was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens.
The driver stayed at the scene
The Post reported that a 46-year-old man was driving the 2012 Nissan Altima and remained at the scene after the incident. The official vehicle record describes a 2012 Nissan sedan with three occupants, a licensed male driver, and front-end damage.
Reports differed on whether motorists were injured
The official crash record lists no injured motorists. The Post reported that the driver and two passengers were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens with minor injuries.
Police said the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the fatal incident.