Driver flees on foot after Ocean Parkway chain-reaction crash kills 62-year-old in Brooklyn

A 62-year-old man died early Monday after a chain-reaction crash on Ocean Parkway at Avenue S in Brooklyn, and police are looking for the Audi driver who ran from the scene. The deadly wreck came less than a day after a rollover on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens killed a 23-year-old woman.

Ocean Parkway hit-and-run in Brooklyn

According to police, three southbound vehicles were involved at about 12:10 a.m. The man’s 2023 Toyota Camry was struck from behind by a 2026 Audi A5. That hit spun the Camry into a 2021 Toyota RAV4, and both Toyotas went off the road and crashed into trees.

The 62-year-old was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His passenger, a 39-year-old woman, was listed in critical condition with neck injuries. EMS treated the 25-year-old RAV4 driver at the scene for minor injuries. Officials have not identified the victims.

Police said the Audi’s driver left the car where it stopped and ran away. As of Monday morning nobody had been arrested, and police had given no description of the driver. The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. Tips can go to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish speakers.

Grand Central Parkway rollover in Queens

Around 4 a.m. Sunday, a 2022 Honda Accord with five people inside was traveling west on the Grand Central Parkway near the Steinway Street overpass when its driver lost control, police said. The car struck a guardrail, then a light pole, and overturned.

The NYPD said Arianna Arregui, 23, was ejected and pronounced dead. Officers arrested the driver, 34-year-old Anthony Dickson, who faces counts of vehicular manslaughter and impaired driving, according to police.

City data last updated Aug. 31 shows at least 47 people have died in traffic crashes in New York City so far this year.