Driver Hits and Kills Pedestrian on Grand Central Parkway
At about 10:48 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2022, a 57-year-old driver in a 2015 Toyota Camry hit and killed an 18-year-old pedestrian on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway near the Long Island Expressway in Queens.
What We Know
The crash happened late on Jan. 23, 2022, on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway in Queens. The official record says one pedestrian, an 18-year-old man, was killed. QNS reported that a 57-year-old driver in a 2015 Toyota Camry was traveling east in the middle lane near the Long Island Expressway when he hit the pedestrian. EMS pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. Police said the driver remained there and was not arrested, and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued the investigation.
Late-night crash on the eastbound parkway
The official crash record places the crash at 10:48 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2022, on the Grand Central Parkway. It records one person killed, an 18-year-old male pedestrian, and no reported injuries.
QNS reported that police said a 57-year-old driver in a 2015 Toyota Camry was traveling east in the middle lane when he hit the pedestrian near the Long Island Expressway.
Near Flushing Meadows Corona Park and the Long Island Expressway
The crash happened on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway near Flushing Meadows Corona Park, in the vicinity of the Long Island Expressway Exit 10 E, according to QNS and police details cited by the outlet. The official record locates the crash on Grand Central Parkway in Queens.
Toyota sedan details in the records
Police and QNS identified the driver’s car as a 2015 Toyota Camry. The official vehicle record lists a sedan traveling east and going straight ahead, with damage to the right front bumper and right front quarter panel.
Records describe the pedestrian outside an intersection
The official person record says the pedestrian was crossing outside an intersection and outside a signal or crosswalk. QNS reported that police preliminarily said the driver was eastbound in the middle lane when he hit the pedestrian.
EMS pronounced the pedestrian dead; police kept investigating
EMS pronounced the pedestrian dead at the crash location. QNS reported that the driver remained at the scene, police said he was not arrested, and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.