Driver making left turn fatally injures pedestrian in Douglaston.
A 46-year-old driver making a left turn struck Yu Chen as she crossed in a crosswalk at Marathon Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway on June 14, 2023; the official record gives the crash time as 8:37 a.m. and records one pedestrian fatality.
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What We Know
Police said a 46-year-old woman driving a 2004 Toyota Camry turned left from southbound Marathon Parkway onto eastbound Horace Harding Expressway and struck Yu Chen, 50, as she crossed in the crosswalk. The official crash record gives the time as 8:37 a.m.; QNS reported police responded to a 911 call at 8:39 a.m., while Patch described the crash as happening about 8:30 a.m. QNS reported Chen died at a Manhasset hospital on June 16. Both reports said the driver stayed at the scene and no arrest had been made; the investigation was ongoing.
The driver was making a left turn.
Police told QNS that a 46-year-old woman driving a 2004 Toyota Camry turned left from southbound Marathon Parkway onto eastbound Horace Harding Expressway and struck Chen as she crossed in the crosswalk. The official record says Chen was crossing with the signal.
The official record gives the crash time as 8:37 a.m. on June 14, 2023. QNS reported police responded to a 911 call at 8:39 a.m.; Patch described the crash as happening about 8:30 a.m.
The intersection is alongside the Long Island Expressway.
The crash happened at Marathon Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway in Douglaston, alongside the Long Island Expressway, according to QNS.
Reports differ about where Chen lived.
Yu Chen was 50. QNS identified her as a Rego Park resident, while Patch described her as being from Douglaston. QNS reported EMS took her to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where she died on June 16, two days after the crash.
The driver remained at the scene.
Both reports said the driver stayed at the scene and no arrest had been made. QNS reported that the investigation was ongoing and identified the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad as the investigating unit.