A driver dies in a Van Wyck Expressway crash involving a tractor-trailer
Driver Ray Holman, 67, died in a Feb. 26, 2024, Van Wyck Expressway crash; the official record lists one death and one injury, while QNS reported a tractor-trailer and parked Jeep were involved.
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What We Know
The crash happened on the Van Wyck Expressway on Feb. 26, 2024; the city record gives the time as 10:31 a.m. and records one person killed and one injured. QNS, citing police, placed it shortly after 10:35 a.m. near the Linden Boulevard exit in Jamaica. Police told QNS that Holman, 67, was driving a maroon 2015 Infiniti QX8 southbound when he drove into the rear driver-side of a southbound 2016 International tractor-trailer, then swerved into a parked 2015 Jeep Cherokee and hit a guardrail. The 61-year-old Jeep driver was taken to the hospital in stable condition, and the 44-year-old truck driver declined medical attention. QNS reported no arrests and an ongoing investigation on Feb. 28.
Police described a series of collisions.
Police told QNS that Holman was driving a maroon 2015 Infiniti QX8 southbound when he drove into the rear driver-side of a southbound 2016 International tractor-trailer. QNS reported that he then swerved into the right lane and hit a parked 2015 Jeep Cherokee before hitting a guardrail.
The crash happened near the Linden Boulevard exit.
QNS located the crash near the Linden Boulevard exit in Jamaica. The city record identifies the roadway as the Van Wyck Expressway.
One driver died, and another was hospitalized.
QNS identified Holman as 67 and said EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police told QNS that the 61-year-old man in the Jeep was taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. The 44-year-old tractor-trailer driver declined medical attention.
Police reported no arrests by Feb. 28.
QNS reported that the NYPD's Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation when the article was published on Feb. 28, 2024.
The reported times differ.
The city crash record gives the date as Feb. 26, 2024, at 10:31 a.m., and records one person killed and one injured. QNS, citing police, reported that the incident took place shortly after 10:35 a.m.