Driver Died in Flushing Crash; NYPD Said He Had Been Shot
Tao Wu, 25, was killed in a sedan crash at 37th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Queens on Nov. 20, 2022, and NYPD later said he had been shot before the crash.
What We Know
Tao Wu, 25, of Flushing, was driving a 2022 BMW west on 37th Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. when the crash happened at Parsons Boulevard. Police told QNS he hit the sidewalk at the intersection, and the crash involved a rollover. City crash data recorded one motorist killed, no reported injuries to anyone else, and traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor. QNS reported that police said Wu had a gunshot wound to his upper back before the collision, and that NYPD treated the death as a homicide investigation with no arrests announced at the time.
A late-night crash at Parsons Boulevard
Tao Wu was driving a 2022 BMW west on 37th Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2022, according to QNS and the city crash record.
Police told QNS he hit the sidewalk at the Parsons Boulevard intersection, and the crash involved a rollover. EMS took him to New York Hospital Queens, where he was pronounced dead.
The official record lists one person killed, a 25-year-old male driver, and no reported injuries to anyone else.
Tao Wu was identified as the driver who died
QNS identified the driver as Tao Wu, a 25-year-old Flushing man. The official crash record identifies the person killed as the driver and sole occupant of the sedan.
Investigators cited a gunshot wound and a traffic-control factor
QNS reported that police said Wu had a gunshot wound to his upper back before the crash and that investigators ruled the case a homicide.
At the time of the QNS report, NYPD had not made arrests.
The official crash record listed traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor.
37th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Flushing
The crash happened at 37th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Queens, in the 11354 ZIP code.
For 37th Avenue across Queens, CrashCountNYC's street context counted 1,173 crashes, 670 injuries, 55 serious injuries and 6 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.