Speeding SUV driver kills himself on Belt
A 57-year-old SUV driver tore west on Belt Parkway at unsafe speed and blew a lane change. He hit hard and died of whole-body injuries. According to police, his own speeding and lane change killed him.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 57-year-old man driving a 2019 Mazda SUV west on Belt Parkway changed lanes at unsafe speed and hit something with the right front of the vehicle. The belted driver suffered fatal injuries to his entire body. Police recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing by the driver as contributing factors. The crash happened on a rainy evening in Queens.
People
Occupant killed
Age 57; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2019 MAZD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed; Second contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changing
Where
Belt Pkwy
Press Articles
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