Fatal crash

Speeding Parkway Drivers Kill Road Worker

Two sedan drivers tore down Grand Central Parkway and hit a 36-year-old man working in the roadway. Police cited unsafe speed. He died on the asphalt while doing his job.

1fatality
April 26, 2023date
10:09 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, two sedan drivers traveling east on Grand Central Parkway hit a 36-year-old man who was working in the roadway. The man suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor in the crash, which occurred on an arterial highway in Queens late Wednesday morning.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 36; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Working in Roadway; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2006 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Passing; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Rear Bumper; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changing

  • Sedan

    2016 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2010 INTL-TRUCK/BUS; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Side Doors; Damage: Right Side Doors

Where

Grand Central Pkwy

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