Tesla driver rear-ended sedan in Queens crash that killed passenger
A 54-year-old front-seat passenger died after a man driving a Tesla SUV rear-ended a Ford sedan and then hit a stationary utility truck near JFK Airport in Queens, police said.
What We Know
Police said a 52-year-old man driving a black 2023 Tesla Model Y SUV was heading east on Rockaway Boulevard in Springfield Gardens when he rear-ended a gray 2010 Ford Fusion near Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. Officials told the Daily News that the Tesla driver then hit a white 2002 International utility truck that was stationary in the opposite lanes. A 54-year-old woman riding in the Tesla’s front passenger seat was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where she died. The city crash record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured, and cites driver inexperience as a contributing factor.
Police described a chain of impacts on Rockaway Boulevard
The Daily News reported that a 52-year-old man driving a black 2023 Tesla Model Y SUV rear-ended a gray 2010 Ford Fusion while both were heading east on Rockaway Boulevard near Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. Police said the Tesla driver then hit a white 2002 International utility truck that was stationary in the opposite lanes.
The passenger died at Jamaica Hospital
The city crash record identifies the person killed as a 54-year-old female occupant seated in the front passenger seat. Police told the Daily News that medics took her to Jamaica Hospital, where she could not be saved. The Tesla driver was also taken to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition, and the other two drivers were not hurt.
The crash happened just outside Kennedy Airport
The official record places the crash in Queens at Rockaway Boulevard and Brewer Boulevard in the 11434 ZIP code. The Daily News described the location as Springfield Gardens, near Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and just outside Kennedy Airport.
Charges were not announced in the initial report
The Daily News reported the day after the crash that it was not yet clear whether the Tesla driver would be charged.