Driver’s Rear-Seat Passenger Crushed to Death
Overnight on the Long Island Expressway, a 32-year-old woman riding in the back of a sedan died of crush injuries. The driver kept going straight. Police say the car showed no damage, only a dead passenger in the dark.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 32-year-old woman riding in the left rear seat of a Volkswagen sedan died of crush injuries on the eastbound Long Island Expressway in Queens. She was not ejected. The male driver was licensed and reported to be driving straight ahead. The report notes no visible vehicle damage and lists the crash as occurring overnight on a high-speed arterial road.
People
Occupant killed
Age 32; Female; Position: Left rear passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2019 VOLK -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: No Damage; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Sedan
2019 VOLK -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: No Damage; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Long Island Expy
Press Articles
CrashCount has not found any press coverage for this fatal crash.