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Fatal crash

Unlicensed Speeding Driver Dies Hitting Parked Truck

A 22-year-old unlicensed driver sped up Douglaston Parkway overnight and hit a parked garbage truck. He died from full-body trauma. Police cite unsafe speed in a crash that left a parked worker’s rig as the last thing he ever saw.

1fatality
May 17, 2025date
1:44 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 22-year-old unlicensed man driving a sedan north on Douglaston Parkway hit a parked garbage truck near the Grand Central Parkway service road overnight. Police recorded unsafe speed as the contributing factor. The driver died from full-body injuries. No other occupants or bystanders were listed in the report. The parked vehicle was a large refuse truck.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 22; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2010 INFI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed

  • Truck

    2018 MACK-TRUCK/BUS; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Left Front Bumper

Press Articles

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