Unsafe lane change kills 76-year-old passenger
A driver changing lanes on Cross Island Parkway set off a sedan crash that killed a 76-year-old woman riding in the rear seat. Three other people were hurt in the afternoon pile of metal and bodies.
What We Know
Two sedan drivers crashed on Cross Island Parkway in Queens on a Saturday afternoon. According to the police report, one driver was changing lanes and police recorded unsafe lane changing as the contributing factor. A 76-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat was killed. Three other occupants from the cars sustained injuries to the neck, chest, and arm.
People
Occupant killed
Age 76; Female; Position: Right rear passenger or motorcycle sidecar passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2025 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changing
Sedan
2018 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 4; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Cross Island Pkwy
Press Articles
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