BMW Driver Fatally Hits 1-Year-Old in Rego Park Garage
A 29-year-old BMW driver hit 1-year-old Imron Bakhtiyorov in a Rego Park parking garage at about 7:38 p.m. on February 7, while the boy's parents were present; Imron later died at a hospital.
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What We Know
A 29-year-old man driving a 2025 BMW X4 hit 1-year-old Imron Bakhtiyorov in a Rego Park parking garage on February 7, 2026. The official record places the crash at 7:38 p.m. and records the driver making a left turn. Imron's parents were present, police said. Medics took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died. The driver stayed at the scene. Police said on February 9 that they did not expect to charge him. Published accounts differ on the moments before impact.
A child died after a garage collision
A 29-year-old man driving a 2025 BMW X4 hit Imron Bakhtiyorov, 1, in a Rego Park parking garage on February 7, 2026. The official record puts the crash at 7:38 p.m. and records the driver making a left turn. Imron's parents were present, police said.
Medics took Imron to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died. Police sources told the Daily News that his family and the driver lived in the same apartment building next to the garage.
A garage beside the family's building
The collision happened in a parking garage at 61-55 98th St. in Rego Park, near 62nd Drive. A security officer told the Daily News that the garage was for building tenants and had speed bumps and 5 mph speed-limit signs.
The investigation and differing accounts
The driver stayed at the scene. Police said on February 9 that they did not expect to charge him.
Accounts of the moments before impact differ. Police sources told the Daily News that Imron had separated from his parents and that investigators believed the driver did not see him. QNS reported that police said Imron was in a stroller when the driver turned a corner.