Fatal crash

Unsafe lane change kills 76-year-old passenger

A driver changing lanes on Cross Island Parkway set off a sedan crash that killed a 76-year-old woman riding in the rear seat. Three other people were hurt in the afternoon pile of metal and bodies.

1fatality
July 5, 2025date
4:00 p.m.time

What We Know

Two sedan drivers crashed on Cross Island Parkway in Queens on a Saturday afternoon. According to the police report, one driver was changing lanes and police recorded unsafe lane changing as the contributing factor. A 76-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat was killed. Three other occupants from the cars sustained injuries to the neck, chest, and arm.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 76; Female; Position: Right rear passenger or motorcycle sidecar passenger; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2025 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changing

  • Sedan

    2018 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 4; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

Cross Island Pkwy

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