Painter Dies After Fall Onto Van Wyck Expressway
Jeremy Rozan, 34, died on Nov. 1, 2022, after police said he fell from the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge area and made contact with a northbound driver’s Nissan on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens.
What We Know
Jeremy Rozan, a 34-year-old Staten Island painter, was working on support beams at the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge when police said he fell from a construction structure onto the Van Wyck Expressway below. Authorities told the New York Post that he made contact with the side of a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling north around 10:20 a.m. The city crash record places the crash at 10:21 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2022, records one pedestrian death, and lists a sedan as the involved vehicle. The Post reported that the driver, a 46-year-old man, remained at the scene and that police were investigating the incident.
A worksite fall ended on the expressway below.
Police told the New York Post that Jeremy Rozan was painting support beams on the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge when he fell from a construction structure onto the Van Wyck Expressway. Authorities said he made contact with the side of a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling north around 10:20 a.m.; the city crash record places the fatal crash at 10:21 a.m. and records one pedestrian death involving a sedan.
The crash was recorded on the Van Wyck near Roosevelt Avenue.
The official record lists the location as the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. The Post, citing police, placed Rozan’s work above the highway at the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge and said the driver’s Nissan was traveling northbound on the expressway.
First responders took Rozan to a Queens hospital.
The Post identified the killed pedestrian as Jeremy Rozan, a 34-year-old Staten Island painter. Police said first responders found him unresponsive with severe head and body trauma, and he was later pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens.
The driver stayed, while injury accounts differ.
The Post reported that the 46-year-old man driving the Nissan remained at the scene and that he and two passengers were taken to the same hospital with minor injuries. The city crash record lists three occupants in the sedan, but records no motorist injuries in the crash.
The record cites pedestrian error; police described a fall.
The city crash record lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor and places the pedestrian away from an intersection. The Post’s account, citing police, describes the precipitating event as Rozan falling from a construction structure while working on bridge support beams.
Police opened a highway collision investigation.
The Post reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the incident.