Fatal crash

SUV driver hits teen crossing Long Island Expressway

An 18-year-old boy tried to cross the Long Island Expressway in the dark. A Lexus SUV driver went straight and hit him head-on. He died there on the roadway, another kid lost to a highway built for cars, not bodies.

1fatality
August 26, 2023date
3:20 a.m.time

What We Know

An 18-year-old pedestrian was killed on the Long Island Expressway in Queens at about 3:20 a.m. when a woman driving a Lexus SUV eastbound went straight and hit him. According to the police report, the boy was crossing the expressway in the dark outside a crosswalk and without a signal. He suffered fatal head and internal injuries.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 18; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2019 LEXS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

Long Island Expy

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