Police: Driver Speeding Before Crash That Killed Two Teens
At 11:44 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2023, police said a 19-year-old driver was speeding east on the Belt Parkway near 150th Street when he failed to navigate the roadway and hit a median, killing two teen passengers.
What We Know
At 11:44 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2023, a 2011 BMW sedan with three occupants crashed on the eastbound Belt Parkway near 150th Street in Queens. Police said the 19-year-old driver was traveling at high speed, failed to properly navigate the roadway and hit a median. The crash killed two passengers: Ronish Kush, 16, who police said was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, and Sukhmani Singh, 18, who died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The driver was taken to the same hospital in stable condition. The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
Police described a high-speed crash on the eastbound Belt Parkway
Police said officers responded near the Belt Parkway and 150th Street at about 11:44 p.m. and found a damaged 2011 BMW 328 on the right shoulder of the eastbound parkway. The official crash record lists the vehicle as an eastbound sedan with three occupants.
Investigators said the 19-year-old driver was traveling at high speed, failed to properly navigate the roadway and hit a median. The crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
Two passengers died, and the driver survived
Police identified the passengers killed as Ronish Kush, 16, of New Hyde Park, and Sukhmani Singh, 18, of Bellrose. Police said Kush was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, while Singh was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead there.
The 19-year-old male driver was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. The official record also lists one motorist injured and two motorists killed.
The BMW was demolished
The official record identifies the vehicle as a 2011 BMW sedan and records damage throughout the vehicle as demolished. Police said the impact led the BMW to overturn.
Police reported no arrests at the time
Police said there were no arrests and that the investigation remained ongoing when the crash was reported.
Where
Belt Pkwy