Salvatore Sassone faces charges after fatal Northern Boulevard crash.
Salvatore Sassone was later charged with criminally negligent homicide after striking Eric Wexler, 74, at Northern Boulevard and 217th Street at 10:04 p.m. on June 11, 2025; the city recorded one pedestrian killed, and prosecutors later alleged speeding and alcohol impairment.
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What We Know
A later NYPD investigation identified Salvatore Sassone as the driver in the June 11, 2025, crash at Northern Boulevard and 217th Street, where the city record logs one pedestrian killed at 10:04 p.m. QNS reported that Sassone was driving east and struck Eric Wexler, 74. QNS described a 2017 Chevy Tahoe SUV, while the city record lists a station wagon/sport utility vehicle. QNS reported Wexler was taken to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and pronounced dead; Sassone remained at the scene. He was arrested in November, and December reporting said he faced additional charges including criminally negligent homicide, operating under the influence of alcohol, speeding and failure to exercise due care. An indictment alleged speeding and alcohol impairment; those are allegations, not findings of guilt.
Police later identified Sassone as the driver.
A later NYPD investigation identified Salvatore Sassone as the driver traveling east on Northern Boulevard toward the Cross Island Parkway when he struck Eric Wexler at 217th Street, according to QNS. The city record gives the crash time as 10:04 p.m. on June 11, 2025, and records one pedestrian killed.
QNS described the vehicle as a 2017 Chevy Tahoe SUV; the city record categorizes it as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle. QNS reported that Wexler sustained head and body trauma and was taken by EMS to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where he was pronounced dead. The report said Sassone remained at the scene.
Wexler lived near the Glen Oaks Oval.
Eric Wexler, 74, lived on 75th Avenue near the Glen Oaks Oval, QNS reported.
The investigation led to later charges.
QNS reported that police arrested Sassone on November 24, 2025, and charged him with aggravated unlicensed operation and operating without a license. He received a desk appearance ticket returnable December 11.
A December report said Sassone was rearrested on December 11 and arraigned on additional charges, including criminally negligent homicide, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, failure to exercise due care and speeding. The indictment alleged he was speeding and impaired by alcohol when he struck Wexler. The report said he was released on his own recognizance and ordered to return to court on January 29.
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NORTHERN BLVD and 217 ST