Fatal crash

Speeding SUV Driver Kills Himself on 90th Ave

Before dawn on 90th Avenue, a 63-year-old SUV driver tore into a parked sedan. Police recorded unsafe speed. He died alone in the crushed SUV on a quiet Queens block.

1fatality
January 21, 2025date
5:38 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 63-year-old licensed man driving an SUV east on 90th Avenue near 143rd Street hit a parked sedan at 5:38 a.m. Police recorded unsafe speed by the driver. The impact collapsed the sedan’s roof. The driver, the only person in the SUV, was killed. The parked sedan was unoccupied. The crash happened overnight in below-freezing temperatures.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 63; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2015 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

  • Sedan

    2011 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Point of impact: Roof; Damage: Roof

Where

90th Ave & 143rd St, Queens

Loading map...
NYC traffic deaths since 2022

Press Articles

CrashCount has not found any press coverage for this fatal crash.

Source Data