Driver ran over man beneath truck on Maurice Avenue
A 38-year-old pedestrian died after a 42-year-old driver ran over him as he lay beneath a Ford truck near Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue in Queens, according to the official crash record and police accounts cited by local news.
What We Know
A man died in Maspeth on June 21, 2022, after a 42-year-old driver got into a Ford truck and ran over him near Maurice Avenue. The official crash record lists a 38-year-old male pedestrian killed at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. News reports, citing police, said the man had been lying beneath the parked truck and was taken by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The reports differ on the truck’s movement: the New York Post said the driver started pulling out to head south, while QNS reported that the driver put the truck in reverse. Both reported that the driver stayed at the scene and that no arrest or charges had been reported at publication time.
A driver returned to a truck with a man beneath it
The crash happened at about 6:54 p.m. on June 21, 2022. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no other reported injuries. News reports citing police said the man had been lying beneath a parked Ford truck before the 42-year-old driver got in and ran him over.
Accounts differ on the truck’s movement
The official record lists the driver as traveling south and going straight ahead in a Ford truck/bus chassis cab. The New York Post reported that the driver began pulling out to head south on Maurice Avenue, while QNS reported that the driver put the truck into reverse and the rear wheels rolled over the man.
Maurice Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The official crash record places the fatal crash at Maurice Avenue and 54 Avenue in Queens. CrashCountNYC’s street context for Maurice Avenue in Queens shows 258 crashes, 191 injuries, 7 serious injuries and 4 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian was taken to Elmhurst Hospital
The official record identifies the person killed as a 38-year-old male pedestrian. The New York Post and QNS reported that EMS took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead. The articles described the driver as a 42-year-old man who remained at the scene.
No arrest or charges were reported in the first accounts
Both news reports said the driver stayed at the scene. The New York Post reported that no charges had been filed by Wednesday afternoon, and QNS reported that no arrests had been made while the investigation continued.