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Woman, 27, Dead After Driving Into LIRR Train Trestle in Flushing

College Point Boulevard near 40th Road (Google)

July 24, 2020 By Christian Murray

A 27-year-old woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle and smashing into a train trestle in Flushing during the early hours Friday.

Police said the victim was speeding northbound on College Point Boulevard in a late model Ford Mustang when she collided with the trestle near 40th Road at around 1:50 a.m.

EMS responded and found the victim inside the vehicle with severe body trauma. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

The identification of the deceased has yet to be released.

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Sara Ross

That time of the morning speeding would definitely be a factor. Another life wasted.

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