Driver dies in four-vehicle crash on Grand Central Parkway
Driver Manuel Torres, 22, died after his Mercedes-Benz sedan overturned in a four-vehicle collision near Parsons Boulevard on the Grand Central Parkway at 6:46 a.m. on May 19, 2024; the official record lists two other people injured.
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What We Know
Manuel Torres, 22, of Corona, was driving east near Parsons Boulevard when, according to a preliminary NYPD investigation reported by QNS, he collided with two eastbound vehicles. His Mercedes-Benz sedan overturned, and a subsequent collision involved a fourth vehicle. The official record lists one person killed and two injured in the May 19, 2024, crash.
A chain reaction involved four vehicles
QNS reported that a preliminary NYPD investigation found Torres was traveling east when he collided with two eastbound vehicles. His Mercedes-Benz sedan overturned, and a subsequent collision involved a fourth vehicle before it came to rest. El Diario also described the sedan overturning and a later collision with another vehicle.
QNS reported that EMS pronounced Torres dead at the scene. The official record lists one person killed and two injured in the crash.
Reports differ on the neighborhood name
The official record places the crash on the Grand Central Parkway. QNS locates it near Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica Hills; El Diario places it near Parsons Boulevard in Briarwood.
Police identified the driver as a Corona resident
QNS reported that police identified the driver as Manuel Torres, 22, who lived on 101st Street in Corona.
The investigation was ongoing
QNS reported on May 22 that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.