Motorcyclist hit and killed 74-year-old in Rego Park
A 22-year-old man driving north on Woodhaven Boulevard hit a 74-year-old pedestrian at about 5:10 p.m. in Rego Park, and EMS took both men to Elmhurst Hospital, where the pedestrian died.
What We Know
Police records and local reports describe a Nov. 29, 2022 crash on Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens that killed a 74-year-old pedestrian and injured the 22-year-old motorcyclist. Local reports said the man driving a Kawasaki motorcycle was headed north when he hit the pedestrian near 62nd Road, and that EMS took both men to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst, where the pedestrian died. The official crash record lists driver inattention/distraction for the motorcyclist and pedestrian error/confusion for the pedestrian. The official pedestrian record says he was not at an intersection and was crossing with no signal or crosswalk; local reports described him as attempting to cross at Woodhaven Boulevard and 62nd Road and said police had not confirmed whether he had the light or was in the crosswalk.
A crossing pedestrian died after the crash
At about 5:10 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2022, police records show a crash on Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens that killed one pedestrian and injured one motorist.
Local reports, citing police, said a 22-year-old man driving a Kawasaki motorcycle north on Woodhaven Boulevard hit a 74-year-old man near 62nd Road. EMS took the pedestrian to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst with severe head and body trauma; he died there. EMS also took the motorcyclist to Elmhurst with minor injuries after he remained at the scene.
Woodhaven Boulevard is described differently in the records
The official crash record lists Woodhaven Boulevard as the crash street and places the pedestrian as crossing outside an intersection, with no signal or crosswalk.
Local reports said police described the pedestrian as attempting to cross the intersection at Woodhaven Boulevard and 62nd Road, and said police had not confirmed whether he was in the crosswalk or had the light.
Investigators listed inattention; a witness account was not confirmed
The official vehicle record lists driver inattention/distraction for the motorcyclist. The pedestrian record also lists pedestrian error/confusion.
Local reports said an eyewitness told ABC7 News the motorcyclist lost control before the crash, but those reports also said police could not confirm that account.
Police said the investigation was continuing
Local reports said the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and that police had made no arrests as of the reports.
The reports said police withheld the pedestrian's name pending family notification.