Queens man, 38, dead after crashing car while having medical episode

105-19 34 Avenue where Peguero crashed his car while having a medical episode
105-19 34 Avenue where Peguero crashed his car while having a medical episode Photo credit Google Maps

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 38-year-old Queens man is dead after crashing his car while having a medical episode Monday night, authorities said.

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Jorge Peguero was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer on 34th Avenue and 106th Street in Corona around 7:20 p.m. when he suffered a medical episode, police said.

Officials did not elaborate on the sort of medical episode Peguero was experiencing but said it caused him to hit the front side of a parked, unoccupied Hyundai Elantra before colliding with a fence.

Responding officers found Peguero unresponsive and unconscious. He was transported to NYC Health & Hospitals/Elmhurst where he was pronounced dead.

The incident is still under investigation.

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