Driver Fatally Injures 70-Year-Old Pedestrian in Queens Village
A 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 fatally injured a 70-year-old pedestrian near 229-05 87th Ave. in Queens Village as police said he was backing out of a driveway.
What We Know
A 70-year-old man died after a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 hit him in Queens Village on May 18, 2026. Police told the Daily News the man was crossing a parking lot near 87th Avenue when the driver was backing out of a private driveway toward Hillside Avenue. The official crash record places the crash near 229-05 87th Ave. and records one pedestrian death and one injured motorist. Police said medics took the pedestrian to North Shore University Hospital, where he died, and took the driver to Long Island Jewish Medical Center with minor injuries. No arrests had been made as of the Daily News report.
Police said the driver was exiting a driveway
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the 70-year-old man was crossing a parking lot near 87th Avenue around 9:30 a.m. when a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 hit him while backing out of a private driveway toward Hillside Avenue.
The official crash record places the crash near 229-05 87th Ave. at 9:26 a.m. It records the pedestrian as killed and one motorist as injured.
The crash happened along the 87th Avenue corridor in Queens
The official location is near 229-05 87th Ave. in Queens Village. CrashCountNYC location context for 87th Avenue in Queens shows 145 crashes and 71 injuries from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian died at a hospital; the driver had minor injuries
Police said medics took the 70-year-old pedestrian to North Shore University Hospital, where he died. The Daily News reported that his name was not immediately released while police worked to notify relatives.
The Ford F550 was described as a dump truck in the official record
The official record lists the involved vehicle as a 2015 Ford F550 dump truck with one occupant, traveling east before the crash. The Daily News reported that Preferred Exterior was written on the side and described the company as a roofing and siding business serving Nassau County, Queens and the Tri-State area.
Police were still investigating
The Daily News reported on the day of the crash that police were investigating and that no arrests had been made. The article also said the owners of Preferred Exterior were unavailable for comment when reached.