Three Related Car Accidents; a Driver Immolated at Scene
The time: this past Sunday at around 6:00 A.M.
The place: the southbound Cross Island Parkway near Northern Boulevard in Queens.
What happened:
FIRST: An SUV crashed into the center divider, then ricocheted into the right-hand lane of traffic; the driver was not injured. Her loss of control may have been caused by ice on the roadway.
SECOND: A tow truck arrived on the accident scene and parked behind the SUV.
THIRD: A 2005 Hyundai also lost control struck the tow truck. The driver, not injured in the accident, parked between the tow truck and the SUV..
FOURTH: As the three vehicles' drivers stood by the side of the road, a driving a late-model Mercedes veered to the right side and plowed into the rear of the tow truck. The Mercedes
caught fire. The Mercedes' driver, Emmanuel Rosa, 25, of Freeport, Long Island, could not escape and burned to death.
The Mercedes’ passenger escaped the automobile, but was injured and was taken to North Shore University Hospital.
Emmanuel Rosa had a suspended driver’s license; no one has been arrested or charged in connection with the accidents.
Commentary: It’s amazing and a stroke of luck for the others at the accident scene that only the occupants of the Mercedes were hurt.
