83-year-old driver kills Queens pedestrian while backing
An 83-year-old driver backing out of a Queens driveway hit and killed a 75-year-old woman on 217th Street, according to police sources cited by the Daily News and the official crash record.
What We Know
A 75-year-old woman was killed on 217th Street in Oakland Gardens on March 15, 2022. The official crash record says the driver was in a sedan and was backing before the crash; it lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police sources, reported that the driver was an 83-year-old man backing out of a driveway and that he stayed at the scene. The official record places the crash at 3:35 p.m.; the Daily News reported it at about 3:40 p.m.
A driver was backing near a home on 217th Street
The official record says the crash happened at 3:35 p.m. on March 15, 2022, at 73-55 217th Street in Queens. The Daily News, citing police sources, reported that an 83-year-old man hit the 75-year-old woman while backing out of a driveway outside a home near 75th Avenue.
The crash record identifies the woman as a pedestrian and records one death, with no other injuries reported. The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene.
The crash happened on a Queens residential street
The fatal crash was recorded at 73-55 217th Street in Queens, in the Oakland Gardens area described by the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for 217th Street in Queens shows 186 crashes, 99 injuries, 3 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
The pedestrian was 75; the driver was 83
The official record identifies the person killed as a 75-year-old female pedestrian. The Daily News reported that police had not released her name at the time of publication.
Police sources cited by the Daily News identified the driver as an 83-year-old man. The official vehicle record describes the driver as licensed in New York.
Driver inattention was recorded as a factor
The official crash and vehicle records list driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News account did not describe any charges or summonses.