Driver Charged After Passenger Dies in Astoria Crash
Police said Ray Perez, who later faced drunk-driving and other charges, drove a Nissan Altima into a Honda pickup and two parked cars at 47th Street and 28th Avenue; the official record lists one motorist killed and alcohol involvement.
What We Know
Police said Ray Perez, 27, of Long Island, was driving a Nissan Altima at 47th Street and 28th Avenue in Astoria when he hit a Honda pickup, kept driving, and hit two empty parked cars. His passenger, 29-year-old Brooklyn resident Bridget Enriquez, was hospitalized and later pronounced dead, according to police. The crash record places the collision at 4:09 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2024, lists a sedan and a pickup among the involved vehicles, and records alcohol involvement; the vehicle record for the sedan also lists traffic-control disregard and an unlicensed male driver.
Police said the driver kept going after the first impact
Police said Ray Perez, 27, was driving a Nissan Altima at 47th Street and 28th Avenue in Astoria when he hit a Honda pickup truck. Authorities said Perez continued driving and then hit two empty parked cars.
A passenger died after being hospitalized
Police identified the passenger as Bridget Enriquez, a 29-year-old Brooklyn resident. Authorities said Perez and Enriquez were hospitalized, and Enriquez was later pronounced dead.
The record lists moving and parked vehicles
The official record lists a westbound sedan with two occupants, a northbound pickup truck with one occupant, and two parked vehicles with no occupants. Police described the sedan as a Nissan Altima and the pickup as a Honda.
Alcohol involvement was recorded
The crash record lists alcohol involvement as a contributing factor. For the sedan police said Perez was driving, the official vehicle record also lists traffic-control disregard, and police said Perez faced charges including drunk driving.
28th Avenue has seen repeated crashes
The crash was recorded at 28 Avenue and 47 Street in Queens, and police described the location as 47th Street and 28th Avenue in Astoria. CrashCountNYC location context identifies the broader 28th Avenue corridor in Queens as the site of 362 crashes, 208 injuries, 12 serious injuries and 3 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, to June 1, 2026.