One person killed in pedestrian collision on Grand Avenue in Maspeth, New York
Out-of-control motorist strikes, kills tractor-trailer driver in NYC: cops
The 49-year-old man got out of his truck in the eastbound lane of Grand Avenue near 57th Street in Maspeth just before 3 a.m. when a Chevy sedan driver heading west on the same street swerved over the double yellow line, striking him, police said.
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