76-Year-Old Driver Dies After Queens Village Wall Crash
At 11:17 a.m. on July 22, 2023, 76-year-old driver Winsome Rose died after police said she suffered an apparent medical episode near 112th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway in Queens Village and hit a wall.
What We Know
On the morning of July 22, 2023, Winsome Rose was driving near her Queens Village home when police said she suffered an apparent medical episode at 112th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway and hit a nearby wall. The official crash record says one motorist was killed and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor; the vehicle entry also lists traffic control disregarded. The published police account emphasized the medical episode, while the city record separately identifies driving factors. No other injuries were reported.
Police described a medical episode before the impact
Police told amNewYork that Winsome Rose, 76, was driving near her home on 112th Avenue in Queens Village when she suffered an apparent medical episode at Cross Island Parkway and hit a nearby wall. Officers found her with severe head and torso trauma, and EMS took her to North Shore University Hospital, where she died.
The crash happened by Cross Island Parkway in Queens Village
The crash was recorded at 112th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway in Queens. CrashCountNYC location context for Cross Island Parkway in Queens shows 2,854 crashes, 1,997 injuries, 84 serious injuries and 11 deaths since 2022.
Records point to different factors
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the vehicle entry also lists traffic control disregarded. The amNewYork report, citing police, said an apparent medical episode caused Rose to lose control before the impact. The crash remained under investigation at the time of that report.
No other injuries were reported
The official record lists one person killed and no injured people. amNewYork reported that police said no other injuries were reported and no other vehicles were damaged.