Driver Hits, Kills 70-Year-Old Near Queens Village Driveway
A 70-year-old pedestrian was killed Monday morning at 229-05 87 Ave. in Queens after police said a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 hit him while exiting a private driveway near Hillside Avenue.
What We Know
The fatal crash happened Monday morning in Queens Village. The city record places it at 9:26 a.m. at 229-05 87 Ave. Police told the Daily News the 70-year-old man was crossing a parking lot near 87th Avenue when a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 hit him while attempting to exit a private driveway onto Hillside Avenue. Medics took the pedestrian to North Shore University Hospital, where he died. The driver was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center with minor injuries. Police said the investigation was continuing and no arrests had been made.
A driveway exit turned fatal
Police said the 70-year-old man was crossing a parking lot near 87th Avenue around 9:30 a.m. when a 43-year-old driver in a Ford F550 hit him while attempting to exit a private driveway onto Hillside Avenue. The city crash record places the crash at 9:26 a.m. at 229-05 87 Ave. in Queens and lists the man killed as a pedestrian.
Queens Village, near Hillside Avenue
The crash was recorded at 229-05 87 Ave. in Queens, in ZIP code 11427. The Daily News, citing police, described the site as a parking lot near 87th Avenue where the driver was attempting to exit a private driveway onto Hillside Avenue.
The pedestrian died; the driver was injured
The city record lists one motorist injured and one occupant in the truck.
Police said the case remained under investigation
Police said no arrests had been made as of the Daily News report and that officers were investigating the incident.