A man was killed Saturday when a Chevrolet Tahoe crashed and flipped onto its side on Gannon Avenue South near Ardmore Avenue in Staten Island\u2019s Meiers Corner, leaving a trail of wreckage along the residential block.<\/p>\n
First responders arrived to find the SUV on its side and a man suffering severe head trauma; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash also damaged several parked cars and a stone fence along the street.<\/p>\n
According to the New York Daily News<\/a>, the Tahoe first slammed into a parked, unoccupied Lincoln Navigator and at least one other vehicle, forcing the Lincoln up onto the sidewalk and into a stone fence. Police told the outlet that no other people were reported injured.<\/p>\n Investigation underway<\/p>\n The NYPD Highway District\u2019s Collision Investigation Squad responded to the scene to figure out what caused the deadly rollover, police said. Detectives canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance footage while investigators examined the crumpled vehicles and tow crews worked to clear the block.<\/p>\n Why rollovers are especially dangerous<\/p>\n Rollover crashes are among the most lethal types of collisions, especially when a single vehicle “trips” over a curb or strikes a fixed object. Data from NHTSA<\/a> show that rollovers account for a disproportionate share of traffic deaths and frequently lead to severe head and neck injuries.<\/p>\n What comes next<\/p>\n