A truck driver hit a disabled truck in a fatal LIE crash.
A 60-year-old Peterbilt driver hit a disabled truck near Exit 27 on the westbound Long Island Expressway, QNS reported; the official record places the crash at 5:02 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2024, and counts one pedestrian killed.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
QNS reported that a 60-year-old Peterbilt driver hit the rear left corner of a disabled Ford as Singh inspected it, and attributed the ensuing impact with Singh to the disabled Ford's movement. ABC7 instead reported that a truck driver struck the person directly. The accounts differ on the impact sequence; the official record places the crash at 5:02 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2024, and counts one pedestrian killed.
Reports give different accounts of the impact sequence.
According to an NYPD spokesman cited by QNS, Singh had stopped to inspect his disabled truck when a 60-year-old Peterbilt driver hit its rear left corner. QNS said the driver's impact caused Singh to be hit by the disabled truck.
ABC7 reported that a truck driver struck the person working on a disabled vehicle. The reports differ on whether the driver struck Singh directly or whether Singh was hit after the impact with the disabled truck.
QNS identified the pedestrian as Rajinder Singh.
QNS identified Singh as a 65-year-old man from Glen Cove and said EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. ABC7 also reported that authorities declared the person dead at the scene. The official crash record counts one pedestrian killed and no injuries.
Reports place the crash near the Clearview Expressway exit.
The official record places the crash on the Long Island Expressway. QNS reported that it happened on the westbound shoulder near Exit 27 to the Clearview Expressway in Bayside; ABC7 described the area as Fresh Meadows.
The sources describe the disabled Ford differently.
QNS described Singh's disabled vehicle as a Ford F-550 Super Duty rack truck. The official record lists a parked 2004 Ford and classifies it as a flatbed. QNS described the other vehicle as a white Peterbilt flatbed; the official record lists a westbound 2020 Peterbilt flatbed.
The Peterbilt driver stayed at the scene as police investigated.
QNS reported that the Peterbilt driver remained at the scene and was not arrested. The NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad investigated, and westbound lanes were closed for much of the morning rush.