Two Drivers Killed in Wrong-Way Belt Parkway Crash
Police said Winston Ramdeen, 52, drove the wrong way on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn before a head-on crash just before 1 a.m.; the official record says both drivers were killed.
What We Know
On April 11, 2023, police said Winston Ramdeen, 52, drove a 2001 Infiniti QX4 east in the westbound lanes of the Belt Parkway, sideswiped numerous vehicles, and continued until the Rockaway Parkway exit in Canarsie, where he collided head-on with a 2007 Nissan Sentra driven west by a 79-year-old man. The official record places the crash at 12:58 a.m. on the Belt Parkway and records two motorists killed and no injuries. Police told the Post it remained unclear what led Ramdeen to drive against traffic; the official record lists driver inattention/distraction for the crash and alcohol involvement for the Infiniti driver.
Police described a wrong-way drive before the head-on crash
Police said Winston Ramdeen, 52, drove a 2001 Infiniti QX4 east in the westbound lanes of the Belt Parkway near the Flatbush Avenue South exit shortly before 1 a.m., sideswiped numerous vehicles, and continued toward Canarsie before he collided head-on with a 2007 Nissan Sentra traveling west near the Rockaway Parkway exit.
Both drivers died after the crash
The official record lists two motorists killed and no injuries. The Post reported that emergency responders took Ramdeen and the 79-year-old Sentra driver to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where both were pronounced dead.
The crash happened on the Belt Parkway in Canarsie
The official record places the crash on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn at 12:58 a.m. The police account reported by the Post traced Ramdeen's wrong-way travel from the westbound lanes near the Flatbush Avenue South exit to the head-on crash near the Rockaway Parkway exit in Canarsie.
Police and records addressed possible causes differently
The Post reported that it remained unclear later that morning what caused Ramdeen to drive against traffic. The official record lists driver inattention/distraction for the crash, and the vehicle record for the Infiniti lists alcohol involvement as a contributing factor.
NYPD investigators took up the case
The Post reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the crash.