Painter dies after fall onto Van Wyck Expressway
Jeremy Rozan, 34, died Nov. 1, 2022, after police said he fell from a Roosevelt Avenue Bridge work structure onto the Van Wyck Expressway; the official record logged a pedestrian death involving a northbound sedan.
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Jeremy Rozan, a 34-year-old painter from Staten Island, was working on support beams at the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge when police said he fell onto the Van Wyck Expressway below. The official crash record documents a pedestrian death at 10:21 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2022, involving a northbound sedan. The New York Post, citing police, reported that Rozan made contact with a 2012 Nissan Altima, suffered severe head and body trauma, and was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. The driver remained at the scene, and police said the Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
A fall from bridge work ended on the expressway below
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. The official record logged the crash at 10:21 a.m. and recorded one pedestrian killed.
The Post reported that Rozan made contact with a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling northbound. The official vehicle record lists a northbound sedan going straight ahead, with center-front impact and damage.
Rozan was taken to a Queens hospital
First responders found Rozan unresponsive with severe trauma to his head and body, the Post reported, citing police. He was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens.
Officials told the Post that the 46-year-old man driving the Nissan remained at the scene. The Post reported that the driver and two passengers were taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, while the official crash record lists no people injured.
Investigators recorded pedestrian error or confusion
The official crash record listed pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor and described Rozan as a pedestrian away from an intersection, taking other actions in the roadway. The Post reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and did not report what caused the fall.
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Van Wyck Expy