Drivers struck pedestrian in fatal Grand Central Parkway crash
A woman driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV struck Luis Saguay as he attempted to cross Grand Central Parkway, QNS reported, and police later determined a Mazda sedan driver also hit him; the crash record lists 3:18 a.m. on December 18, 2022, and one pedestrian death.
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What We Know
A woman driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV struck Luis Saguay as he tried to cross Grand Central Parkway in Corona, QNS reported; the outlet said police determined that a man driving a Mazda sedan struck him afterward. The official record lists the crash at 3:18 a.m. on December 18, 2022, and counts one pedestrian death and no injuries. QNS reported both drivers stayed at the scene, while ABC7 said only one did.
QNS reported two impacts
QNS reported that a 52-year-old woman driving east in a Mercedes-Benz SUV struck Saguay as he attempted to cross the parkway at 41st Avenue. The outlet said police determined that a 24-year-old man driving a Mazda sedan struck him afterward. QNS placed the crash at about 3:15 a.m.; the official record lists 3:18 a.m.
Saguay was from Wallington, New Jersey
QNS identified the man who died as Luis Saguay, 49, of Wallington, New Jersey. The outlet reported that officers found him unconscious and unresponsive in the roadway with severe trauma, and that EMS declared him dead at the scene.
The reports describe two eastbound vehicles
The official vehicle records list a 2017 vehicle in the Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle category and a 2007 sedan; both are recorded as traveling east. QNS described the vehicles as a Mercedes-Benz SUV and a Mazda sedan.
The reports place the crash near 41st Avenue
The official record lists Grand Central Parkway as the crash location. QNS placed the attempted crossing at 41st Avenue in Corona and reported that Saguay had been walking along the shoulder. ABC7 said police received the call near Exit 10.
Accounts differed about who stayed
QNS reported that both drivers remained at the scene and were not injured. ABC7 reported that only one of the drivers who struck the pedestrian stayed. QNS also reported that there had been no arrests.