SUV Driver Fatally Hit Pedestrian on Grand Central Parkway
A 22-year-old driver in a 2018 Toyota RAV4 fatally hit a pedestrian on the Grand Central Parkway in Forest Hills early May 12, 2024, near Exit 11, according to police and the official crash record.
What We Know
Just before 1 a.m. on May 12, 2024, a driver in a 2018 Toyota RAV4 was traveling east on the Grand Central Parkway in Forest Hills when he hit a pedestrian near Exit 11, according to QNS, citing police. The article said the pedestrian had stepped from the center median into the left lane, and that police found the person unconscious and unresponsive before EMS took the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where the victim died. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed at 12:53 a.m. on Grand Central Parkway and one SUV involved. The official record identifies the pedestrian as a 33-year-old woman, while the QNS police account described the victim as a man and said the identity was being withheld pending family notification.
The crash happened in the left lane near Exit 11
QNS, citing police, reported that the 22-year-old driver of a 2018 Toyota RAV4 was traveling east in the left-hand lane of the Grand Central Parkway, approaching Exit 11 for Jewel Avenue and 69th Road, when the pedestrian stepped from the center median into that lane and the driver hit the pedestrian.
The official crash record lists the crash at 12:53 a.m. on May 12, 2024, on Grand Central Parkway, with one pedestrian killed and no other injuries recorded.
Records and the police account differ on the victim’s age and sex
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 33-year-old female pedestrian. The QNS account, citing police, described the victim as a man and said police were withholding the person’s identity pending family notification.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
QNS reported that police from the 112th Precinct responded to a 911 call and found the pedestrian on the roadway unconscious and unresponsive with head and body trauma. EMS took the pedestrian to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where the person was pronounced dead.
The article said the driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
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Grand Central Pkwy