Distracted Driver Kills Man on Deegan Ramp
A distracted sedan driver hit a 62-year-old man near a parked box truck on the Major Deegan Expressway ramp overnight. The pedestrian died from severe lacerations across his body.
What We Know
A 62-year-old man walking on the Major Deegan Expressway ramp was killed when the driver of a 2012 Honda sedan, heading south, hit him near a parked box truck overnight. According to the police report, officers recorded driver inattention and driver inexperience as contributing factors. The pedestrian suffered severe lacerations to his entire body and died at the scene.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 62; Male; Pedestrian location: Does Not Apply; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2015 CHEV-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End
Sedan
2012 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Driver Inexperience
Where
Major Deegan Expressway Ramp
Press Articles
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