Driver, 24, Dies in Collision With Parked Truck on Staten Island
A 24-year-old driver died at the scene with a severe head injury after a collision between his westbound sedan and a truck parked on the left shoulder of Narrows Road North at about 4:15 a.m. on May 27, 2023.
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What We Know
A 24-year-old man driving a westbound 2013 Hyundai Elantra died after a collision with a truck parked on the left shoulder of Narrows Road North near Clifton Avenue in Rosebank at about 4:15 a.m. on May 27, 2023. Police found him with a severe head injury and said he died at the scene. The city identified the unoccupied truck as a box truck, matching the Daily News, while the New York Post called it a tractor trailer. The city recorded no other injuries.
The early-morning collision
At about 4:15 a.m. on May 27, 2023, a 24-year-old man driving a westbound Hyundai Elantra was involved in a collision with the rear of a truck parked on the left shoulder of Narrows Road North, police told the Daily News. Officers found him with a severe head injury, and he died at the scene. No one occupied the truck, and the city recorded no other injuries.
A service road near the bridge
The collision happened on Narrows Road North, a Staten Island Expressway service road near Clifton Avenue in Rosebank. CBS placed the road near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and reported that neighbors were concerned about speeding in the area.
Reports differ on the parked truck
The city crash record and the Daily News identify the parked vehicle as a box truck. The New York Post described it as a tractor trailer. Both articles say it was unoccupied and parked on the left shoulder.
Speed in the reports
Police told the Daily News the Hyundai was traveling at a high rate of speed before the collision. The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor.