Deadly Queens crash involving off-duty NYPD officer under investigation
NEW YORK -- The New York attorney general's office of special investigation is looking into a deadly crash involving an off-duty NYPD officer.
It happened April 26 in Flushing, Queens, on Grand Central Parkway near Roosevelt Avenue and Whitestone Expressway.
Authorities say a road worker was standing on the shoulder of the Grand Central Parkway when he was struck by the off-duty officer. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The investigation is part of protocol whenever an officer is involved in an incident where someone dies.
