Driver Hits and Kills Pedestrian at Queens Intersection
A 46-year-old driver in a 2007 Cadillac Escalade hit a 57-year-old pedestrian near Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza in Queens at about 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2022; the pedestrian died, police and city crash records show.
What We Know
The city crash record lists a fatal pedestrian collision at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza at 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2022. Police told reporters that a 46-year-old driver in a Cadillac Escalade hit a 57-year-old man, who was found with body trauma after a 911 call and taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The city vehicle record lists a 2007 Cadillac Escalade SUV with two occupants and an unlicensed male driver. Press accounts differed on the immediate legal outcome: the Daily News said the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges, while QNS reported that police arrested and charged him with driving without a license.
A driver hit a pedestrian at the intersection
The fatal crash happened at about 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2022, at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza. The city crash record says one pedestrian was killed and no other injuries were recorded.
Police told reporters that a 46-year-old driver in a Cadillac Escalade hit a 57-year-old man. Responding officers found the pedestrian lying in the street with body trauma after a 911 call.
Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza
The crash was recorded at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza in Queens. The Daily News described the location as Ridgewood, while QNS described it as Middle Village.
Hospital transport and legal outcome
EMS took the pedestrian to Elmhurst Hospital, where police said he was pronounced dead. The articles said police were withholding his name pending family notification.
The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. QNS reported that police arrested and charged the driver with driving without a license.