Tarik Williamson, 45, killed in car crash with tractor trailer on Van Wyck Expressway in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/02/2023 - 8:01am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Driver dies after crashing into tractor trailer in Queens

A driver died after colliding with a tractor trailer on a Queens highway early Wednesday, cops said. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, crashed the Acura into the tractor trailer on the southbound Van Wyck Expressway near 73rd Terrace in Kew Gardens about 5:10 a.m., according to police. The Acura driver died at the scene. Debris from the crash littered the expressway as cops investigated.

Deadly car crash in Queens leads to massive traffic delays

Tarik Williamson, of ­Waterbury, Conn., was driving his 2012 Acura at a high rate of speed south on the highway near 73rd Avenue in Kew Gardens when he hit the 2005 Kenworth rig at about 5 a.m., according to police.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Tarik Williamson

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