Driver dies after Belt Parkway collision with tree in Queens
Police said Patrick Turenne died at the scene after a collision with a tree on the westbound Belt Parkway near 130th Street on April 21; the city recorded one motorist death.
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What We Know
Patrick Turenne, 57, was driving a 2019 Mazda CX-5 west on the Belt Parkway near 130th Street on April 21, police said. A collision with a tree left him dead at the scene. The city recorded one death and no injuries. Its crash record gives the time as 8:43 p.m., while a news report says police responded to a 911 call just after 10:30 p.m.; the sources do not explain the gap. Police reported no arrests as of April 23 and said the investigation remained open.
The collision and the reported times
Police said Turenne was driving a black 2019 Mazda CX-5 westbound when a collision with a tree occurred. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The city recorded one person killed and no one injured.
The city records the crash at 8:43 p.m. on April 21. A news report says police responded to a 911 call just after 10:30 p.m. that night; the sources do not explain the difference.
Westbound near 130th Street
The collision occurred on the westbound Belt Parkway just west of 130th Street in South Ozone Park, near JFK Airport. Police said Turenne was heading toward the Van Wyck Expressway.
Patrick Turenne
Turenne was 57 and lived on Eldert Lane in Brooklyn's City Line section, near the Queens border.
The investigation
Police reported no arrests as of April 23. The NYPD's Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.