Fatal crash

Ten Parkway Drivers Pile Up, Kill Passenger

Before dawn on Hutchinson River Parkway, ten northbound drivers slid on black ice and crashed. A 45-year-old front-seat passenger died; a 14-year-old girl in back was hurt with back and neck injuries.

1fatality
December 21, 2024date
4:09 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, ten northbound drivers on Hutchinson River Parkway lost control on black ice overnight and crashed in a chain reaction. Police recorded slippery pavement as the contributing factor. A 45-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat suffered fatal internal injuries. A 14-year-old girl riding in the right rear seat reported back pain and whiplash injuries. The record lists the fatality once for each vehicle in the pileup, all traveling straight ahead before the crash.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 45; Female; Position: Front passenger; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2004 HYUN -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Demolished; Damage: Demolished; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Sedan

    2018 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Truck

    2012 CHEV -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Truck

    2023 DODG -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • SUV

    2004 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Sedan

    2020 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • SUV

    2014 ACUR -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Sedan

    2024 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Sedan

    2016 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

  • Taxi

    2023 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pavement Slippery; Second contributing factor: Pavement Slippery

Where

Hutchinson River Pkwy

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