Driver dies after Grand Central Parkway crash in Queens.
Driver Raeven Rishi, 20, died in a crash recorded at 5:18 a.m. April 9, 2023, on the Grand Central Parkway after police said he lost control while avoiding an uninvolved vehicle and hit a tree.
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What We Know
Police said Rishi, 20, was driving east in the left lane near exit 8 in East Elmhurst when he veered right to avoid an uninvolved vehicle. He lost control, crossed all lanes and hit a tree, according to accounts reported by 1010 WINS and QNS. A front-seat passenger was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition; QNS reported neck and back pain. The official record lists the crash at 5:18 a.m. on April 9, 2023; 1010 WINS reported police responded at about 5:20, while QNS placed the crash at around 5:20. Both articles describe a 2022 Hyundai SUV, but the official record gives different vehicle types: sedan in the collision entry and station wagon/sport utility vehicle in the linked vehicle entry. Police said the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Police described an attempt to avoid another vehicle.
The official record lists the crash on the Grand Central Parkway at 5:18 a.m. on April 9, 2023. 1010 WINS reported that police responded around 5:20 a.m. near 111th Street and exit 8 in East Elmhurst.
Police accounts reported by both outlets say Rishi was driving east in the left lane when he veered right to avoid an uninvolved vehicle, then lost control, crossed all lanes and hit a tree. QNS reported that police said no other vehicles were involved in the collision.
The driver and passenger were taken to different hospitals.
Rishi, 20, suffered severe head and body trauma, according to both reports. 1010 WINS reported that EMS took him to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, where he was pronounced dead; QNS reported that he was taken there and could not be saved.
QNS reported that the front-seat passenger suffered neck and back pain. 1010 WINS said EMS took the passenger to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. The official record counts one person killed and one injured.
Reports differ on the vehicle type.
Both articles describe the vehicle Rishi drove as a 2022 Hyundai SUV. The official collision record labels the vehicle a sedan, while its linked vehicle entry classifies it as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle. These descriptions differ, and the sources do not resolve the subtype.
Police continued investigating the crash.
Both reports said the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
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