Queens driver struck scooter rider in fatal crash
A 41-year-old woman driving a Honda CRV struck Mei Ying Lan, 63, from behind as Lan rode an electric scooter, 1010 WINS reported; the official record places the fatal crash at Blossom Avenue and College Point Boulevard in Queens at 10 a.m. on March 6, 2024.
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What We Know
A 41-year-old woman driving a Honda CRV struck Mei Ying Lan, 63, from behind while Lan rode an electric scooter, 1010 WINS reported. The outlet said the driver was traveling west and turning left, while Lan was traveling in the same direction; the official record lists left turns for both vehicles and assigns failure to yield right-of-way to the station wagon/SUV driver. The report identifies the vehicle as a Honda CRV, while the official record classifies it as a station wagon/SUV. The record places the crash at 10 a.m. on March 6, 2024, at Blossom Avenue and College Point Boulevard. 1010 WINS reported Lan was pronounced dead at New York-Presbyterian Queens after EMS transported her; the driver stayed at the scene, and police were investigating with no arrests reported.
Reports differ on the scooter's movement
1010 WINS reported that a 41-year-old woman driving westbound on College Boulevard turned left onto Blossom Boulevard and struck Mei Ying Lan, 63, who was riding an electric scooter in the same direction.
The outlet identified the driver's vehicle as a Honda CRV; the official record classifies it as a station wagon/SUV and lists westbound travel and left turns for both vehicles, assigning failure to yield right-of-way to its driver. The article says Lan was traveling in the same direction but does not say she was turning.
The crash happened at a Queens intersection
The official record places the crash at Blossom Avenue and College Point Boulevard in Queens. 1010 WINS described the area as Downtown Flushing and called the roads near the collision College Point Boulevard and Blossom Boulevard; in its account of the turn, it referred to College Boulevard and Blossom Boulevard.
Lan was taken to a Queens hospital
1010 WINS reported that EMS transported Lan to New York-Presbyterian Queens, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver remained at the scene. At the time of its March 7 report, 1010 WINS said no arrests had been made and the NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.