Driver dies after Rosedale crash into a tree.
QNS reported that driver Shapiro Lecorps, 52, crashed into a tree near 247th Street and South Conduit Avenue in Rosedale and was later pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
QNS reported that police responded around 1:20 a.m. to a collision at 247th Street and South Conduit Avenue. QNS placed it on June 27 and described it as Sunday; Hoodline called it early Saturday, so reports differ on the weekday. QNS said Lecorps was driving east in a gray 2020 Honda Pilot when he crashed into a tree, reporting that police said he failed to navigate the roadway; Hoodline summarized the police account as saying he lost control. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. QNS identified him as a 52-year-old Richmond Hill native who lived in Malverne and reported that the NYPD investigation continued with no arrests.
Accounts differ on the weekday and sequence.
QNS reported that police responded around 1:20 a.m. to a collision at 247th Street and South Conduit Avenue. It placed the crash on June 27 and described it as Sunday; Hoodline described it as early Saturday, so the reports differ on the weekday.
QNS reported that Lecorps was driving east in a gray 2020 Honda Pilot when he crashed into a tree, and said police determined he had failed to navigate the roadway. Hoodline summarized the NYPD account as saying he lost control.
Lecorps had roots in Richmond Hill.
The NYPD identified the driver as Shapiro Lecorps, 52. QNS described him as a Richmond Hill native who lived on Elm Street in Malverne, in Nassau County.
Lecorps was taken to Jamaica Hospital.
QNS reported that EMS took Lecorps to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The outlet said the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation and that no arrests had been made.
Where
247th Street and South Conduit Avenue, Queens, NY