BMW Driver Killed 1-Year-Old in Rego Park Parking Garage
A 29-year-old BMW driver hit 1-year-old Imron Bakhtiyorov in a parking garage at 61-55 98th St. in Queens on Feb. 7, 2026, and the child died at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, police said.
What We Know
Police said a 29-year-old man driving a 2025 BMW X4 hit a 1-year-old boy in a parking garage at 61-55 98th St. in Rego Park on Feb. 7, 2026. City crash data records one pedestrian death at that address at 7:38 p.m.; news accounts placed the crash around 7:40 to 7:45 p.m. The child was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he died. The NY Post and Patch identified him as Imron Bakhtiyorov; QNS used the spelling Imron Bahkhtiyorov. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, and news reports said there had been no arrest or charge as the NYPD investigated.
A turn inside a parking garage
Police and city crash data place the fatal crash on Feb. 7, 2026, at 61-55 98th St. in Queens. The city record logs it at 7:38 p.m.; news accounts described it as happening around 7:45 p.m. or just after 7:40 p.m. inside a Rego Park parking garage.
Police said a 29-year-old man driving a 2025 BMW X4 turned a corner and hit a 1-year-old boy who QNS reported was in a stroller. The city vehicle record describes the driver in a BMW SUV as traveling east and making a left turn.
The child was taken to a hospital and died
Medics took the child to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police accounts cited by the news reports. The NY Post and Patch identified him as Imron Bakhtiyorov; QNS identified him as Imron Bahkhtiyorov, using a different spelling.
The NY Post reported that the child was hit in front of his parents and lived around the corner. QNS reported that police found his parents shaken at the garage.
The driver stayed as police investigated
Police said the BMW driver remained at the scene. The NY Post reported that he was not charged, while Patch reported there had been no arrests as of Monday morning and QNS said the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
98th Street has a recent record of injuries
The crash happened at 61-55 98th St. in Queens, along the 98th Street corridor. CrashCountNYC’s Crash Finder counted 312 crashes, 173 injuries and 11 serious injuries on 98th Street in Queens from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.