Fatal crash

Distracted Driver Slams Parked SUV, Kills Woman

A 43-year-old woman sat belted in a parked Subaru outside 42nd Avenue. A distracted driver hit the SUV’s left side and folded the metal around her. Daylight, mid-morning, and she never left the car.

1fatality
March 26, 2025date
10:55 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 43-year-old licensed driver sat in a parked Subaru SUV outside 104-28 42nd Avenue in Queens when another distracted driver hit the vehicle’s left side. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factor. The woman, the sole occupant, was held in place by her lap belt and was listed with apparent death at the scene during the mid-morning crash.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 43; Female

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2023 SUBA -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

Where

104-28 42nd Ave, Queens

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