A sudden crash killed a grandfather unloading a trunk full of groceries from his car while his wife two grandchildren sat inside, police and witnesses said.
The Tuesday afternoon deadly crash disrupted an otherwise quiet suburban Queens neighborhood. Police and fire officials responded to the collision site in Glen Oaks near 73rd Avenue and 260th Street around 4 p.m.
A 39-year-old driver struck the car, forcing it up against another parked car and pinning the 67-year-old grandfather in the process, according to witness accounts. The victim's white Honda became sandwiched between two SUVs.
The youngest victim, a 1-year-old boy, suffered a serious leg injury after being thrown from the car, police and witnesses said. A 5-year-old girl had some cuts from the impact but was expected to be OK. Both grandchildren were taken to a local hospital along with a 65-year-old woman who also had a leg injury.
Neighbors told News 4 that speed is a problem in the area, despite the installation of speed bumps.
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Police officials said the driver responsible for the crash stuck around, but there was no word whether he would face any criminal charges.
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The man behind the wheel apparently blacked out before the crash and did not appear to hit the breaks prior to impact, law enforcement officials said late Tuesday. He has not prior medical history, they said, and he didn't appear to texting or using a phone at the time.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
