Driver Dies After Henry Hudson Parkway Crash
Brian Keating, 66, died after a 2:46 p.m. crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan; the Daily News reported police said another driver rear-ended him and left.
What We Know
Brian Keating, 66, was driving on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan on Sept. 21, 2022, when he crashed and died. The city crash record lists a 2:46 p.m. crash involving a northbound Porsche sedan and cites lost consciousness. News 12, citing police, reported that Keating had a medical episode near West 120th Street, hit the center guide rail, crossed three lanes and left the roadway. The Daily News, also citing police, reported a different account: another driver rear-ended him near West 125th Street, he lost control, hit a guardrail and then had a medical episode, and the other driver left.
Accounts of the crash differed
The city crash record says one motorist was killed in a 2:46 p.m. crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway on Sept. 21, 2022, and lists lost consciousness as a contributing factor.
News 12 reported that police identified the driver as Brian Keating and said he had a medical episode near West 120th Street, hit the center guide rail, crossed three lanes and left the roadway.
The Daily News reported a different police account: a driver rear-ended the 66-year-old near West 125th Street, Keating lost control, hit a guardrail and had a medical episode, and the other driver left the scene.
Brian Keating was the driver who died
The official record lists the person killed as a 66-year-old male driver. News 12 identified him as Brian Keating.
The Daily News reported that medics took him to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he could not be saved.
The vehicle description is not consistent across sources
The official record describes Keating’s vehicle as a 2020 Porsche sedan traveling north with two occupants and damage to the front and right side. The Daily News described the vehicle he was driving as a black SUV.
Police were looking for another driver in one account
The Daily News reported on the day of the crash that the driver who rear-ended Keating left, and that police were searching for that person. The reviewed sources do not include a later update.
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Henry Hudson Pkwy