ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — A Brooklyn man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while impaired by drugs in connection with a crash on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens that killed a 23-year-old woman.<\/p>\n
Authorities identified the driver as 34-year-old Anthony Dickson of Brooklyn. Investigators say Dickson was behind the wheel of a Honda that lost control on the westbound Grand Central Parkway near the Steinway Street overpass in Astoria around 4:07 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle struck a guardrail, hit a light pole and overturned.<\/p>\n
Police said the 23-year-old woman, who was riding in the rear seat, was ejected onto the roadway. She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with severe injuries and was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Dickson was not injured in the crash and was later arrested.<\/p>\n
Editor’s note: Police initially reported the crash involved a second vehicle. They have since determined the Honda was the only vehicle involved.<\/p>\n
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