Driver dies after a four-vehicle collision on the Grand Central Parkway.
A driver identified by police as 22-year-old Manuel Torres died after a four-vehicle collision on the Grand Central Parkway near Parsons Boulevard at 6:46 a.m. on May 19, 2024; the official record counts two injured motorists.
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What We Know
Police identified the driver as Manuel Torres, 22, of 101st Street in Corona. The official record places the crash at 6:46 a.m. on May 19, 2024, on the Grand Central Parkway and counts two injured motorists. QNS reported that a preliminary NYPD investigation found Torres traveling east when he collided with two eastbound vehicles. His Mercedes-Benz sedan then overturned, and a collision with a fourth vehicle followed before the sedan came to rest. QNS reported that EMS pronounced Torres dead at the scene; as of the outlet's May 22 report, no arrests had been made and the investigation was continuing.
A preliminary NYPD account traces the sequence.
QNS reported that a preliminary NYPD investigation found Torres traveling eastbound when he collided with two other eastbound vehicles. His Mercedes-Benz sedan then overturned, and a collision with a fourth vehicle followed before the sedan came to rest.
Near Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica Hills.
The official record places the crash on the Grand Central Parkway at 6:46 a.m. on May 19, 2024. QNS located it near Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica Hills and reported that officers from the 107th Precinct responded to a 911 call there.
Police identified Torres and continued investigating.
NYPD identified the driver as Manuel Torres, 22, of 101st Street in Corona. QNS reported that he was unconscious and unresponsive when removed from the wreckage and that EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. The official record counts two injured motorists.
In its May 22 report, QNS said no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing the investigation.