Driver fatally injures Yuang Qin on Grand Central Parkway
A driver in a 2013 Toyota Highlander hit 76-year-old Yuang Qin on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens on May 17, and police sources told amNY she later died after being taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
What We Know
Official crash records list a 76-year-old female pedestrian killed on Grand Central Parkway in Queens around 11:38 p.m.; amNY, citing police sources, identified her as Yuang Qin of Brooklyn and placed the crash near Exit 10. Police sources told amNY a 43-year-old driver in a 2013 Toyota Highlander hit Qin as she walked westbound in the eastbound left lane. The accounts differ on contributing factors: police sources cited the driver failing to navigate the roadway, while the official fatal-person entry lists pedestrian error or confusion. amNY reported Qin was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and died there, and that the driver remained at the scene.
A late-night crash on the parkway
The city crash record lists the crash at 11:38 p.m. on May 17, 2026, on Grand Central Parkway. amNY, citing police sources, reported a slightly different time, placing it just before 11 p.m. at Exit 10 for the Long Island Expressway.
Yuang Qin died at the hospital
Police sources identified the pedestrian as Yuang Qin, 76, of Brooklyn. amNY reported that Qin suffered severe head and torso trauma, was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in critical condition, and later died.
The driver stayed at the scene
The city crash record lists one involved driver and classifies the vehicle as a four-door sedan while listing the model as a 2013 Toyota Highlander. amNY, citing police sources, also described the driver as operating a 2013 Toyota Highlander.
amNY reported that the driver remained at the scene.
Records point to different contributing details
amNY reported that police sources said the driver failed to navigate the roadway. The city fatal-person record lists pedestrian or bicyclist error or confusion as a contributing factor for Qin.
The police investigation continued
amNY reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
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