Fatal crash

Unlicensed Belt Parkway Driver Kills Passenger

A 35-year-old unlicensed driver sped west on Belt Parkway and crashed into another car. He and a 29-year-old woman riding in back were thrown from the Dodge and died from head injuries on the road, overnight in the rain.

2fatalities
June 24, 2023date
3:39 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, around 3:39 a.m. on Belt Parkway in Queens, an unlicensed 35-year-old man driving a Dodge sedan west at unsafe speed crashed into a westbound Mazda SUV. The impact demolished the sedan and ejected the driver and a 29-year-old woman riding in the rear seat. Both sustained head injuries and died. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor and noted rainy conditions overnight.

People

  • Occupant killed #1

    Age 35; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

  • Occupant killed #2

    Age 29; Female; Position: Left rear passenger; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2018 DODG -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Demolished; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

  • SUV

    2020 MAZD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

Belt Pkwy

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