Fatal crash

Speeding Driver Flips Car, Kills 17‑Year‑Old

A driver pushed a Nissan too fast on Cross Island Parkway overnight. The car flipped with six inside. A 17‑year‑old boy in the back was thrown out and killed. Police recorded unsafe speed.

1fatality
October 12, 2024date
2:30 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a licensed male driver heading south on Cross Island Parkway lost control of a 2014 Nissan sedan with six occupants overnight. The car overturned. A 17-year-old male passenger in the left rear seat, who was ejected, suffered fatal whole-body injuries. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the crash and the boy’s death.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 17; Male; Position: Left rear passenger; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2014 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 6; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Overturned; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

Where

Cross Island Pkwy

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