Fatal Cross Island Parkway Crash Leaves Record in Dispute
A late-night Cross Island Parkway crash killed one person and injured two others, with police telling the New York Post that a woman driving a Mazda fell asleep before the impact.
What We Know
The crash happened shortly after 2:20 a.m. on May 21, 2022, on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens. Police told the New York Post that a woman driving a Mazda northbound fell asleep, lost control and hit a tree at Hempstead Avenue, leaving one person dead and two passengers critically injured. The city crash record also reports one death and two motorist injuries in a northbound 2007 Mazda sedan, but it lists the person killed as a 39-year-old male front passenger and records alcohol involvement as a contributing factor.
Police described a late-night single-car crash
Police told the New York Post that shortly after 2:20 a.m. on May 21, 2022, a woman driving a Mazda northbound on the Cross Island Parkway fell asleep, lost control and hit a tree at Hempstead Avenue. The city crash record places the crash at 2:23 a.m. on the Cross Island Parkway.
The death record conflicts with the police account reported that day
The official crash record lists one person killed and two motorists injured. Its person-level record identifies the person killed as a 39-year-old male front passenger. The New York Post, citing police, reported instead that the driver was pronounced dead at the scene and that two passengers were taken to North Shore University Hospital in critical condition.
Sources cite different contributing factors
Police told the New York Post that the driver fell asleep before losing control. The official crash record lists alcohol involvement as a contributing factor for the crash and for the Mazda sedan.
Where
Cross Island Pkwy