Driver dies after pole collision on Cross Bay Boulevard.
Driver Melvin Garcia, 27, died after hitting a light pole near Cross Bay Boulevard and East 1 Road in Queens; the city record places the collision at 9:22 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2023.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said Garcia was driving north when he lost control and hit a wooden light pole near East 1 Road; QNS reported that he was ejected and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police described a northbound trip ending at a pole.
QNS reported that a preliminary NYPD investigation found Garcia was driving north on Cross Bay Boulevard, lost control and hit a wooden light pole near East 1st Road. The report said he was ejected onto the roadway.
Reports describe the crash site in Broad Channel.
The city record places the crash at Cross Bay Boulevard and East 1 Road in Queens. QNS reported that the pole was in Broad Channel, in front of the Callahead depot and near Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge; ABC7 described the site as North Channel Bridge.
QNS identified Garcia as a Far Rockaway resident.
QNS identified Garcia, 27, as a resident of the Bayswater section of Far Rockaway.
Reports give different levels of vehicle detail.
The city record classifies the vehicle as a sedan; QNS reported that Garcia was driving a red Toyota Corolla.
The city record cites unsafe speed.
The crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Its vehicle entry also lists alcohol involvement, but the supplied articles do not provide details supporting that entry.
QNS reported that the investigation was continuing.
QNS reported that EMS pronounced Garcia dead at the scene and that the NYPD investigation was ongoing when the article was published.