Driver in 2023 BMW fatally hits pedestrian on Broadway.
A 39-year-old driver heading south in a 2023 BMW hit and killed a 48-year-old pedestrian near Broadway and 76th Street in Queens at 11:51 p.m. on April 15, 2023, according to police reporting and the official crash record.
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What We Know
A 39-year-old driver heading south in a 2023 BMW hit a 48-year-old pedestrian near Broadway and 76th Street in Queens late on April 15, 2023; the official record logs one pedestrian death at 11:51 p.m. Reports differed on the man's position: the New York Post said he was crossing at the intersection, Streetsblog said he had fallen in it, and the official record classifies him as outside an intersection. The Post reported that EMS pronounced him dead at the scene and that the driver remained there, with no immediate arrests.
Reports differ about the pedestrian's position.
The New York Post reported that police said the man was trying to cross at Broadway and 76th Street. Streetsblog, also citing police, said he was in the intersection and had fallen before the driver hit him.
The official crash record classifies the pedestrian as not at an intersection. The supplied accounts do not establish an agreed position or sequence.
The pedestrian was 48 years old.
The official record lists the pedestrian as a 48-year-old man. The Post reported that he suffered severe head trauma and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. Police had not identified him pending notification of his family, the Post said.
The driver remained at the scene.
Police accounts identified a 39-year-old driver heading south on Broadway in a 2023 BMW. The Post reported that the driver remained at the scene, that there were no immediate arrests, and that the NYPD Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. Streetsblog reported that the driver was not charged.
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