Fatal crash

Late-Night Driver Slams Parked Jeep, Dies

A 23-year-old driver in a 2010 Honda slammed into a parked Jeep on the Belt Parkway ramp just before 1 a.m. He took the full hit and died there in the dark, alone on the frozen ramp.

1fatality
January 17, 2025date
12:56 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 23-year-old man driving a 2010 Honda sedan westbound on the Belt Parkway ramp hit a parked 2023 Jeep SUV just before 1 a.m. The Jeep was unoccupied. The driver, the only person in the Honda, suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The crash happened overnight in below-freezing conditions.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 23; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2010 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed

  • SUV

    2023 JEEP -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel

Where

Belt Parkway Ramp

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