Driver Dies After Hitting Tree on Grand Central Parkway
Raeven Rishi, 20, died and a passenger was injured on Grand Central Parkway at 5:18 a.m. after police said he veered to avoid another vehicle and hit a tree in East Elmhurst.
What We Know
Raeven Rishi, 20, was driving east on Grand Central Parkway near exit 8 in East Elmhurst early on April 9, 2023, when police said he veered right to avoid another vehicle, lost control, crossed the lanes and hit a tree. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured at 5:18 a.m. QNS reported that EMS took Rishi to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he died, and took a front-seat passenger to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. Police said no other vehicles were involved and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Police said the driver veered before hitting a tree
QNS, citing police, reported that Raeven Rishi was driving a 2022 Hyundai SUV eastbound in the left lane near exit 8 at about 5:20 a.m. when he veered right to avoid a collision with another vehicle. Police said he then lost control, crossed all lanes of traffic and hit a tree.
The official crash record places the crash at 5:18 a.m. on Grand Central Parkway and lists the contributing factor as reaction to an uninvolved vehicle.
One driver died and a passenger was injured
The official crash record lists Rishi as a 20-year-old male driver who was killed. QNS reported that EMS took him to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital with severe head and body trauma and that he could not be saved.
QNS reported that a front-seat passenger in the Hyundai had neck and back pain and was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. The official record lists one motorist injured in addition to the driver who died.
The crash happened on Grand Central Parkway in East Elmhurst
The official crash record locates the crash on Grand Central Parkway in Queens. QNS reported that it happened in East Elmhurst near exit 8.
Records and press accounts identify the Hyundai as an SUV
QNS reported that Rishi was driving a 2022 Hyundai SUV, and the detailed official vehicle entry describes a 2022 Hyundai station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling east with two occupants. A separate summary field in the official crash record lists the vehicle type as sedan.
The collision squad was investigating
Police told QNS that no other vehicles were involved in the incident and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.