Audi Driver Fatally Hit Toyota Driver at Queens Red Light
On April 24, 2026, on Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue in Queens, a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit Davidson Torres Suarez's Toyota as he waited at a red light, and the 28-year-old driver died.
What We Know
Police and city crash records describe a fatal two-sedan crash on Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue in Queens on April 24, 2026. The official record lists unsafe speed and says the driver in a 2008 Audi sedan was traveling south and going straight while the driver in a 2005 Toyota sedan was stopped in traffic. The Daily News reported that 28-year-old Davidson Torres Suarez was waiting at a red light in the Toyota when a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit him, then continued south and hit a light pole. Torres Suarez died at North Shore University Hospital, and two passengers, a 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy, were hospitalized in stable condition. The official crash time is 9:10 p.m.; news accounts citing police put the crash at about 9:25 to 9:30 p.m. The Audi driver stayed at the scene, and no immediate charges were reported.
A red-light stop became a fatal collision
The official record places the crash at 9:10 p.m. on April 24, 2026, and counts one person killed and two people injured. Press accounts citing police gave times around 9:25 p.m. or just before 9:30 p.m.
The Daily News reported that Davidson Torres Suarez was stopped at a red light at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue when a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit his Toyota. The driver in the Audi then continued south on Bell Boulevard and hit a light pole, according to the Daily News.
Bell Boulevard has a long crash record
The crash happened at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue in Queens. Along Bell Boulevard in Queens, CrashCountNYC's location context shows 416 crashes, 229 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
Davidson Torres Suarez died, and two passengers were hurt
Davidson Torres Suarez, 28, was driving the Toyota. Medics took him to North Shore University Hospital, where he died, the Daily News reported; the official record lists the person killed as the Toyota driver.
A 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy were hurt and reported in stable condition. ABC7 and the Daily News said they were riding in the Toyota; Accident Injury News reported they were inside the Audi.
The 65-year-old Audi driver was not hurt, remained at the scene, and faced no immediate charges as police continued to investigate, according to press accounts.
City records list two sedans moving south before impact
The official record identifies both entries as sedans: a 2008 Audi and a 2005 Toyota. It lists the Audi driver as traveling south and going straight ahead, and the Toyota driver as traveling south and stopped in traffic. The Daily News identified the Toyota as a Corolla; ABC7 described the Audi as blue.
Police and city data pointed to speed
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. In the vehicle record for the Audi entry, the listed factors are unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded. The Daily News reported that police believed speed played a factor in the crash.
The collision squad continued investigating
ABC7 said the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The Daily News reported that the Audi driver faced no immediate charges.