Driver dies after a crash on the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
Brandon Michael Peterson, 28, was the sole person killed in a 6:30 a.m. Jackie Robinson Parkway crash on March 11, 2023; QNS reported police said he was ejected after the westbound Mercedes crossed the grass median and was involved in a collision with a sign and several trees.
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What We Know
The crash happened at 6:30 a.m. on March 11, 2023, on the Jackie Robinson Parkway, where the official record counts one motorist killed and no injuries. QNS identified the driver as Brandon Michael Peterson, 28, of Richmond, Virginia, and reported that police said he was driving west near Exit 4 when he lost control. The Mercedes crossed the grass median and was involved in a collision with a road sign and several trees; Peterson was ejected. QNS reported EMS declared him dead at the scene and that no other vehicles were involved. The official record classifies the vehicle as a sedan, while QNS reported police identified it as a 2011 black Mercedes-Benz E350.
A westbound trip ended near Exit 4.
The official crash record places the collision at 6:30 a.m. on March 11, 2023, on the Jackie Robinson Parkway and records one motorist killed and no injuries. QNS reported that police said Peterson was driving west when he lost control; the car crossed the grass median and was involved in a collision with a road sign and several trees. QNS also reported that he was ejected and no other vehicles were involved.
Peterson was identified as the driver.
QNS identified the driver as Brandon Michael Peterson, 28, of Richmond, Virginia. The report said officers found him on the ground near Exit 4 with severe trauma to his head and body, and EMS declared him dead at the scene.
Reports describe the car in different levels of detail.
QNS reported that police identified the car as a 2011 black Mercedes-Benz E350. The official crash record classifies it as a sedan.
The records cite speed and slippery pavement.
The official crash record lists unsafe speed and slippery pavement as contributing factors. QNS separately reported that police described the Mercedes as traveling at an apparent high rate of speed.
The collision investigation was ongoing.
QNS reported on March 11, 2023, that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and that the investigation remained ongoing.
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