Driver Suspected of DUI After Van Wyck Passenger Death
Police said a sedan driver suspected of DUI was traveling on the Van Wyck Expressway past Jewel Avenue at about 10:58 p.m. on Dec. 2, 2022, before a collision with a pulled-over tractor-trailer left a 28-year-old front passenger dead.
What We Know
The crash was recorded at 10:58 p.m. on the Van Wyck Expressway and left one person dead and one injured. The person who died was a 28-year-old male front-seat passenger in the sedan. News 12, citing NYPD, reported that the sedan driver was suspected of DUI and was traveling past Jewel Avenue when a collision occurred with a tractor-trailer that had been pulled over on the side of the road. City crash records list alcohol involvement and improper passing or lane usage for the sedan and identify the other vehicle as a diesel tractor truck that was parked.
Late-night crash on the Van Wyck
At 10:58 p.m. on Dec. 2, 2022, a fatal crash was recorded on the Van Wyck Expressway. News 12 reported that NYPD said the sedan driver was traveling past Jewel Avenue when a collision occurred with a tractor-trailer pulled over on the side of the road.
The city record lists the sedan as traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash, and the tractor-trailer as parked. The record lists one person killed and one injured.
Alcohol and lane use appear in the record
News 12 reported that NYPD suspected the sedan driver of DUI. The official vehicle record lists alcohol involvement and improper passing or lane usage for the sedan, and the collision-level record also lists oversized vehicle as a contributing factor.
Past Jewel Avenue in Queens
The crash was recorded on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. News 12 placed the crash past Jewel Avenue, with the tractor-trailer pulled over on the side of the road.