Driver Dies After Hitting Wall in Queens Village
On July 22, 2023, police said 76-year-old Winsome Rose suffered an apparent medical episode while driving near 112th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway in Queens, hit a wall and died; the official crash record also cites unsafe speed.
What We Know
Winsome Rose was driving near her Queens Village home on July 22, 2023, when police said she suffered an apparent medical episode near 112th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway and hit a nearby wall. The city crash record lists one person killed: a 76-year-old woman driving a 2008 Toyota SUV with one occupant. EMS took Rose to North Shore University Hospital, where she died. The official record cites unsafe speed, while the vehicle entry also lists traffic-control disregarded; the news account emphasizes the apparent medical episode police described.
Police described a medical emergency before the impact
Police told amNY that Winsome Rose was driving near her home on 112th Avenue when she suffered an apparent medical episode at Cross Island Parkway and hit a nearby wall.
The city crash record says the July 22, 2023 collision happened at 11:17 a.m. and recorded one death, a 76-year-old woman who was driving. The record lists no injuries to pedestrians, cyclists or other motorists.
Winsome Rose died after being taken to a hospital
Officers found Rose with severe trauma to her head and torso, according to amNY. EMS took her to North Shore University Hospital in Nassau County, where she died.
amNY reported that no other injuries were reported and that no other vehicles were damaged.
Records cite speed as police reported a medical episode
The crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The vehicle entry also lists traffic-control disregarded.
The news account attributes the incident to an apparent medical episode police said Rose suffered while driving. The crash remained under investigation at the time of the report.
A Queens Village crash at the Cross Island Parkway edge
The crash was recorded at 112th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway in Queens Village, near the Nassau County border.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Cross Island Parkway in Queens shows 2,854 crashes, 1,997 injuries, 84 serious injuries and 11 deaths since 2022.