Crime & Safety
SUV Driver Killed In Fiery Crash After Hitting LIC Building: Cops
The Brooklyn woman died after she slammed into a Long Island City building late Thursday and her SUV burst into flames, police said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — An SUV driver was killed in a fiery crash in Long Island City late Thursday after she careened onto the sidewalk and crashed into a building, according to police.
Beverlee Jackson was speeding up 11th Street just before midnight when she mounted the curb at 44th Drive and slammed into a building, police said in a news release.
The impact threw Jackson, 58, from the car as it spun around, pinning her underneath, and then burst into flames.
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The East Flatbush, Brooklyn, resident was unconscious and unresponsive when EMS showed up at the crash site, and they pronounced her dead.
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