NYPD: 14-year-old girl dead following Queens collision involving teen driver

Police say a 16-year-old boy was driving the car and the 14-year-old girl was the passenger.

News 12 Staff

May 18, 2023, 11:13 AM

Updated 570 days ago

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A 14-year-old girl is dead, and a 16-year-old boy is now recovering at a hospital after a collision in Queens Wednesday night.
Surveillance video posted on Citizen App shows the moments the red car collided with a parked UPS truck near 160th Street. Police say a 16-year-old boy was driving the red car and the 14-year-old girl, identified as Fortune Williams, was the passenger.
The 14-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The 16-year-old boy was taken to Cohen Children's Hospital and is in stable condition.
The UPS driver was not seriously injured.