Truck Driver Hit Pedestrian on Hook Creek Boulevard; Man Died
Police said a 61-year-old box truck driver hit a 41-year-old pedestrian on Hook Creek Boulevard near 135th Road at about 2:11 a.m. on May 19, 2023; the man died at Jamaica Hospital on June 11.
What We Know
Police said a 61-year-old man driving a 2018 Isuzu box truck south on Hook Creek Boulevard near 135th Road hit a 41-year-old pedestrian as he tried to cross. The city crash record places the crash at 2:11 a.m. on May 19, 2023, on Hook Creek Boulevard and records one pedestrian death. Officers found the man with body trauma, and EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died on June 11, according to press accounts. The driver stayed at the scene and was not injured; police reported no arrests while the investigation continued. Streetsblog reported that police declined to discuss details including whether speeding played a role.
A late-night crossing on Hook Creek Boulevard
Police responded shortly after 2 a.m. on May 19 to Hook Creek Boulevard near 135th Road after a 911 call about a pedestrian hit in a traffic collision. The city crash record lists the time as 2:11 a.m. and records one pedestrian death involving a box truck.
Police accounts reported by 1010 WINS and Streetsblog said a 61-year-old man driving a 2018 Isuzu box truck south on Hook Creek Boulevard hit the 41-year-old pedestrian as he attempted to cross.
The pedestrian died weeks later
Officers found the 41-year-old man lying in the roadway with trauma to his body. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died on June 11.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene and was not injured. 1010 WINS reported no arrests, and Streetsblog reported that the driver was not charged.
Sources placed the crash in southeast Queens near Nassau County
1010 WINS described the location as Rosedale, while Streetsblog described it as Laurelton; both placed the crash on Hook Creek Boulevard near 135th Road in southeast Queens, near the Nassau County border.
Streetsblog described the roadway there as exceptionally wide and reported that the intersection lacked stop signs or a traffic light. The outlet also reported that a speed camera on Hook Creek Boulevard issued more than 600 tickets in fiscal year 2021.
Police details about the investigation remained limited
The city crash record listed pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. Streetsblog reported that a police spokesman declined to discuss details of the case, including whether the driver had been speeding along Hook Creek Boulevard.