Driver Hits and Kills Pedestrian on Northern Boulevard
A 47-year-old driver in a 2017 Chevy Tahoe hit Eric Wexler, 74, as he crossed at Northern Boulevard and 217th Street in Queens, where the official record lists one pedestrian death.
What We Know
Eric Wexler, 74, was crossing at Northern Boulevard and 217th Street in Queens at about 10:04 p.m. on June 11, 2025, when police said a 47-year-old driver heading east in a 2017 Chevy Tahoe hit him. The official crash record lists one pedestrian death and no other injuries. Patch, citing police, reported that Wexler was found with head and body trauma and was taken to North Shore Manhasset Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene, and police said no charges had been filed as of Friday afternoon.
A late-night crossing turned fatal
Police said Eric Wexler was crossing at the corner of 217th Street and Northern Boulevard around 10:04 p.m. when a 47-year-old driver heading east on Northern Boulevard in a 2017 Chevy Tahoe hit him.
The official record lists Wexler as a 74-year-old male pedestrian and records one pedestrian death with no reported injuries to any other person.
Northern Boulevard has a long crash history
The crash happened at Northern Boulevard and 217th Street in Queens, in the Bayside ZIP code recorded by the city crash file.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Northern Boulevard in Queens shows 3,399 crashes, 2,139 injuries, 137 serious injuries and 11 deaths since 2022.
The driver was heading east in a Chevy Tahoe
The official vehicle record lists the involved driver as a male motorist in a 2017 Chevrolet SUV, traveling east and going straight ahead before the crash. The same record lists the driver as unlicensed in New York.
Patch reported that police described the vehicle as a 2017 Chevy Tahoe and said the driver was 47 years old.
Police reported no charges by Friday afternoon
Patch reported that Wexler was found with head and body trauma and was taken to North Shore Manhasset Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the driver remained at the scene. No charges had been filed as of Friday afternoon, according to Patch.