Speeding SUV Driver Kills Man on Whitestone
A driver in a northbound SUV hit two men on Whitestone Expressway, killing a 43-year-old pedestrian and injuring a 27-year-old beside him. Police recorded unsafe speed and other vehicular factors in the early-morning crash.
What We Know
According to the police report, a northbound driver in a 2014 SUV going straight on Whitestone Expressway hit two male pedestrians who were in the roadway away from an intersection. The 43-year-old man suffered fatal head crush injuries. The 27-year-old man had contusions to his entire body and survived. Police recorded unsafe speed and other vehicular factors as contributing to the crash on this arterial road.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 43; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2014 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion
Sedan
2012 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Contributing factor: Other Vehicular
SUV
2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Contributing factor: Other Vehicular
Where
Whitestone Expy
Press Articles
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