Box truck driver fatally hit pedestrian at Queens Village corner
A box truck driver making a left turn at 212th Street and Hillside Avenue hit and killed Kevin Thoral, 29, while he was crossing with the signal, and the Daily News reported he was a block from his Queens home.
What We Know
Kevin Thoral, 29, was crossing Hillside Avenue in Queens Village at about 6:20 a.m. on January 31, 2025, when a box truck driver making a left turn hit him at 212th Street and Hillside Avenue. The city crash record says Thoral was crossing with the signal and lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the driver was 51, remained at the scene and was not arrested that morning, while medics took Thoral to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, where he was pronounced dead.
A left turn on Hillside Avenue
The crash happened at about 6:20 a.m. on January 31, 2025. The city crash record says the driver of a 2018 Freightliner box truck was making a left turn at 212th Street and Hillside Avenue when the driver hit Kevin Thoral, a 29-year-old pedestrian who was crossing with the signal.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Thoral was crossing Hillside Avenue heading south when the driver, traveling north on 212th Street, made a left turn onto Hillside Avenue and hit him.
The corner is part of a broader 212th Street crash pattern
The crash occurred at 212th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens Village. Along 212th Street in Queens, CrashCountNYC’s location review counted 331 crashes, 154 injuries, 8 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
Kevin Thoral died after being taken to the hospital
Responding officers found Thoral in the street with injuries throughout his body, the Daily News reported. Medics took him to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, where he was pronounced dead.
The Daily News reported that Thoral was a block from his Queens home when he was hit.
Police reported no arrest that morning
The Daily News reported that the 51-year-old box truck driver remained at the scene. Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation remained underway that Friday morning.