Driver Hits, Kills Pedestrian on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside
A 56-year-old driver in a 2011 Ford hit a 38-year-old pedestrian near Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street in Queens around 5:10 a.m. on April 23, 2024, and EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died, police told QNS.
What We Know
The crash happened just after 5 a.m. on April 23, 2024, at Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street in Queens. The city record lists a 38-year-old male pedestrian killed and a 2011 Ford SUV traveling east. QNS, citing an NYPD preliminary investigation, reported that a 56-year-old driver in a 2011 Ford Econoline van was traveling east when he hit the man as he tried to cross Roosevelt Avenue. Officers found the pedestrian unconscious and unresponsive, and EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died. QNS reported that the driver remained at the scene and was not arrested.
A predawn crash on Roosevelt Avenue
The city crash record places the crash at Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street in Queens at 5:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and records one pedestrian death with no other injuries.
QNS, citing police, reported that a 56-year-old driver was traveling east on Roosevelt Avenue when he hit the pedestrian as the man tried to cross near 70th Street.
Why this stretch matters
The crash was recorded at Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street in Woodside, Queens.
Across Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, CrashCountNYC Crash Finder counted 1,834 crashes, 1,043 injuries, 58 serious injuries and 7 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian died after being taken to Elmhurst Hospital
The city record lists the person killed as a 38-year-old male pedestrian. QNS reported that officers found him in the roadway unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma to his head and body, and that EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
QNS reported that police were withholding the man’s name pending family notification.
Public records describe the Ford differently
The city record lists the involved vehicle as a 2011 Ford station wagon or sport utility vehicle, with one licensed male driver traveling east and going straight before impact.
QNS, citing the NYPD preliminary investigation, described the Ford as a 2011 Econoline van driven by a 56-year-old man. The public descriptions differ on the vehicle type.
What investigators recorded about the crossing
The city record lists the pedestrian’s location as away from an intersection and describes him as crossing without a signal or crosswalk. QNS, citing preliminary NYPD findings, reported that he was crossing Roosevelt Avenue from the northwest corner and attempted to cross at 70th Street.
Police reported no arrest at the scene
QNS reported that the driver remained at the scene, was not arrested, and that the investigation remained ongoing.