Driver hits Toyota at Queens red light, killing 28-year-old
A 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit Davidson Torres Suarez’s Toyota while he was stopped at a red light at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue in Queens, where the city recorded a fatal two-sedan crash with unsafe speed as a factor.
What We Know
On Friday night in Queens, police told the Daily News a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit Davidson Torres Suarez as he waited in a 2005 Toyota Corolla at a red light at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue. The city crash record lists the crash at that intersection at 9:10 p.m., involving two sedans, with unsafe speed recorded as a contributing factor. Torres Suarez, 28, died at North Shore University Hospital, while a 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy riding with him were hospitalized in stable condition. ABC7 described the crash as on the Grand Central Parkway while also reporting the Audi driver was traveling south on Bell Boulevard; the city record and Daily News account place the crash at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue. Police said the Audi driver stayed at the scene, was uninjured, and faced no immediate charges as investigators continued their work.
Police said Torres Suarez was waiting at a red light
Police told the Daily News that Davidson Torres Suarez, 28, was waiting in his 2005 Toyota Corolla at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue when a 65-year-old driver in an Audi hit him Friday night. The city crash record lists the crash at 9:10 p.m.; the Daily News reported about 9:25 p.m., and ABC7 reported just before 9:30 p.m.
Medics took Torres Suarez to North Shore University Hospital, where he died. ABC7 and the Daily News reported that a 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy riding with him were hurt but in stable condition.
Bell Boulevard has a long crash history
The fatal crash was recorded at Bell Boulevard and 86th Avenue in Queens. The Daily News described the location as Hollis Hills, and the city record places it in the 11427 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Bell Boulevard in Queens counted 416 crashes, 229 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 2 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Three people in the Toyota were taken to a hospital
The Daily News identified the driver who died as Davidson Torres Suarez, 28, of Rosedale. ABC7 and the Daily News reported that his passengers, a 30-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy, were taken to North Shore University Hospital in stable condition.
Both news accounts reported that the 65-year-old Audi driver was not hurt and stayed at the scene.
The official record lists two sedans
The city record lists a 2008 Audi sedan traveling south and going straight before the crash, and a 2005 Toyota sedan stopped in traffic. The Daily News identified the Toyota as a Corolla.
Police told the Daily News that after the driver in the Audi hit the Toyota, he continued south on Bell Boulevard and hit a light pole.
Investigators cited speed and kept the case open
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. For the Audi driver, the vehicle-level record also lists traffic control disregarded, and the Daily News reported that police believed speed played a role.
ABC7 reported no arrests had been made. The Daily News reported that the Audi driver faced no immediate charges while police continued investigating.