Unlicensed Speeding Driver Dies Hitting Parked Truck
A 22-year-old unlicensed driver sped up Douglaston Parkway overnight and hit a parked garbage truck. He died from full-body trauma. Police cite unsafe speed in a crash that left a parked worker’s rig as the last thing he ever saw.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 22-year-old unlicensed man driving a sedan north on Douglaston Parkway hit a parked garbage truck near the Grand Central Parkway service road overnight. Police recorded unsafe speed as the contributing factor. The driver died from full-body injuries. No other occupants or bystanders were listed in the report. The parked vehicle was a large refuse truck.
People
Occupant killed
Age 22; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2010 INFI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Truck
2018 MACK-TRUCK/BUS; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Left Front Bumper
Press Articles
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