Fatal crash

Speeding teen driver kills two friends

A 19-year-old BMW driver tore down Belt Parkway and crashed. Two teenage passengers, 16 and 18, never made it home. Unsafe speed turned a late-night ride into a dead end.

2fatalities
January 29, 2023date
11:44 p.m.time

What We Know

Two teenage passengers died late Sunday night on Belt Parkway in Queens. According to the police report, a 19-year-old driver headed east in a BMW sedan at unsafe speed and crashed, demolishing the front of the car. A 16-year-old rear passenger was ejected and killed. An 18-year-old front passenger also died from head injuries. Police recorded unsafe speed as the contributing factor on a high-speed arterial road at night.

People

  • Occupant killed #1

    Age 16; Male; Position: Right rear passenger or motorcycle sidecar passenger; Injury: Killed

  • Occupant killed #2

    Age 18; Male; Position: Front passenger; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2011 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

Where

Belt Pkwy

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