Dump truck driver fails to yield, kills woman in Queens crosswalk
A dump truck driver turned right off 57th Avenue onto 80th Street and hit a 43-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She died there in the morning light. Police recorded failure to yield and the oversized truck as factors.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 43-year-old woman crossing with the signal at 57th Avenue and 80th Street in Queens was killed when a southbound dump truck driver making a right turn hit her. She died at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and the use of an oversized truck as contributing factors.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 43; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing With Signal; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2022 FORD-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Right Turn; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way; Second contributing factor: Oversized Vehicle
Where
57th Ave & 80th St, Queens
Press Articles
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