Steering Failure, Inexperienced Driver, One Dead
A 56-year-old driver tried to turn onto Lincoln Street. Police say the BMW’s steering failed and the inexperienced driver veered into a parked pickup. He died alone in the crushed sedan on Manor Road.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 56-year-old man driving a 2017 BMW sedan tried to make a right turn on Manor Road near Lincoln Street on a Saturday afternoon when the steering failed. The driver veered into a parked Dodge pickup truck. Police recorded steering failure and driver inexperience as contributing factors. The man, belted in the driver’s seat and alone in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.
People
Occupant killed
Age 56; Male; Position: Driver
Vehicles
Sedan
2017 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Right Turn; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Steering Failure; Second contributing factor: Driver Inexperience
Truck
2016 DODG -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Manor Rd & Lincoln St, Staten Island
Press Articles
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