Driver in Ford F550 fatally hits pedestrian in Queens Village
A 70-year-old pedestrian was killed near 229-05 87th Ave. in Queens after police said a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 hit him while exiting a driveway.
What We Know
A 70-year-old man was killed on May 18, 2026, near 229-05 87th Ave. in Queens. The Daily News, citing police, reported that he was crossing a parking lot when a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 was backing out of a private driveway toward Hillside Avenue. City crash data records the vehicle as a 2015 Ford F550 dump truck with one occupant and lists the driver as traveling east and going straight ahead before impact. 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 police continued investigating.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4899689
Date
May 18, 2026
Time
9:26 a.m.
Location
229-05 87th Ave, Queens
Borough
QUEENS
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
Truck, DUMP
What police and city records say happened
The crash was recorded at 9:26 a.m. on May 18, 2026, near 229-05 87th Ave. in Queens. The city record identifies the person killed as a 70-year-old male pedestrian and records one motorist injured.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the man was crossing a parking lot when a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 was backing out of a private driveway toward Hillside Avenue.
The movement account differs by source
The Daily News reported that police described the driver as backing out of a driveway. The city vehicle record lists the Ford truck as eastbound and going straight ahead before the crash.
The crash happened on 87th Avenue in Queens Village
The recorded crash location was 229-05 87th Ave. in Queens, near the Queens Village area described by police to the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC location data for 87th Avenue in Queens shows 145 crashes and 71 injuries since 2022.
The pedestrian died at the hospital; the driver was injured
Medics took the 70-year-old pedestrian to North Shore University Hospital, where he died, the Daily News reported. Police had not immediately released his name while they sought relatives.
The Ford F550 was tied to a business name
The city record identifies the vehicle as a 2015 Ford F550 dump truck. The Daily News reported that the business name Preferred Exterior was written on the side, and that the company’s owners were unavailable for comment Monday.
Police continued investigating
The Daily News reported that no arrests had been made as police investigated the crash.