Driver in Audi Hits Toyota at Queens Red Light; One Dead
A 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit a Toyota stopped at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue in Queens on April 24, killing 28-year-old driver Davidson Torres Suarez and injuring two passengers, police and city crash records show.
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What We Know
Davidson Torres Suarez, 28, died after a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit the Toyota he was driving at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue in Queens, according to police accounts reported by the Daily News and ABC7. The city crash record lists one person killed and two motorists injured in a two-sedan crash, and it records unsafe speed as a contributing factor. News reports said the woman and 5-year-old boy in the Toyota were hospitalized in stable condition, while the Audi driver stayed at the scene and was not hurt. City data records the crash at 9:10 p.m.; police accounts reported by news outlets put it around 9:25 p.m. to just before 9:30 p.m.
A stopped Toyota was hit at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue
The city crash record places the crash at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue in Queens and lists two sedans, one person killed, and two motorists injured. The Daily News reported that Davidson Torres Suarez was waiting at a red light in a 2005 Toyota Corolla when a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit him about 9:25 p.m. Friday; ABC7 reported the crash happened just before 9:30 p.m.
The Daily News reported that the Audi driver continued south on Bell Boulevard and hit a light pole. ABC7 and the Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene and was not hurt.
Davidson Torres Suarez died; two other people were hurt
The official record lists the person killed as a 28-year-old male driver. The Daily News identified him as Davidson Torres Suarez and reported that medics took him to North Shore University Hospital, where he died.
ABC7 and the Daily News reported that a 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy were hurt and were in stable condition. Those accounts and the city vehicle record place three people in the Toyota, while Accident Injury News described the woman and child as being inside the Audi.
Police and city records pointed to speed
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the vehicle record for the Audi also lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregarded. The Daily News reported that police believed speed played a factor in the crash.
Investigators continued the case with no immediate charges
ABC7 reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The Daily News reported that the Audi driver faced no immediate charges as police continued their investigation.
Where
BELL BLVD and 86 AVE