Driver in Cadillac Escalade Fatally Hit Pedestrian in Ridgewood
A 46-year-old driver in a Cadillac Escalade hit a 57-year-old pedestrian at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza on Jan. 13, 2022, and the man later died at Elmhurst Hospital, police said.
What We Know
Police said a 46-year-old driver in a Cadillac Escalade hit a 57-year-old man at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza in Ridgewood at about 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2022. Officers responding to a 911 call found the man in the street with body trauma, and medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died. The driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges, authorities said. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed, no other reported injuries, and describes the Cadillac SUV as traveling east and going straight ahead before impact. The pedestrian record says the man was at an intersection and crossing without a signal or crosswalk.
A man was fatally injured at a Ridgewood intersection
Police said the driver of a Cadillac Escalade hit the 57-year-old man at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza at about 7:45 p.m. The city crash record reports one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
The crash happened at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza
The official record places the crash at Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza. Police described the location as a Ridgewood, Queens, intersection.