Driver Backing From Queens Driveway Kills 75-Year-Old Pedestrian
A driver in a sedan fatally hit a 75-year-old woman at 73-55 217 Street in Queens, and the Daily News reported that the driver was an 83-year-old man backing out of a driveway who stayed at the scene.
What We Know
A 75-year-old woman was killed on 217th Street in Queens on March 15, 2022. The city crash record places the crash at 73-55 217 Street at 3:35 p.m. and lists a sedan driver who was backing, with driver inattention or distraction recorded as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police sources, reported that the driver was an 83-year-old man backing out of a driveway near 75th Avenue in Oakland Gardens and that he stayed at the scene.
A fatal crash outside a Queens home
The crash happened on March 15, 2022, at 3:35 p.m. at 73-55 217 Street in Queens, according to the city crash record. One pedestrian, a 75-year-old woman, was killed.
The Daily News, citing police sources, reported that an 83-year-old driver hit the woman while backing out of a driveway on 217th Street near 75th Avenue in Oakland Gardens. Police sources told the paper that the driver stayed at the scene.
Police had not released the woman’s name
The Daily News reported the next day that police had not yet released the woman’s name.
Where
73-55 217th St, Queens