Two truckers killed in separate tractor-trailer crashes on Queens highway

Two tractor-trailer drivers had been killed in separate crashes a mile aside on the identical Queens highway Wednesday, police stated.

The mayhem started round 2:50 a.m. when a wrong-way driver fatally struck Chad Hallenbeck, 49, who had simply stepped out of his rig on Grand Ave. close to 57th St. in Maspeth.

The Chevy sedan driver swerved over the double yellow line and hit Hallenbeck and the tractor-trailer earlier than coming to a cease in the midst of the road.

Hallenbeck, of East Durham, N.Y., died on the scene.

The sufferer’s truck was emblazoned with the brand for CVS Pharmacy.

The 43-year-old lady driving the sedan was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with minor accidents. No prices had been instantly filed as investigators tried to find out what induced her to lose management.

A number of hours later, at about 10:40 a.m., Stephen Roy Bennington, 50, misplaced management of his rig and slammed right into a road pole on Grand Ave. close to Borden Ave. — a few mile east from the sooner crash.

When first responders arrived, Bennington, of Croydon, Penn., was behind the wheel and unconscious, affected by trauma to his physique. He was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, the place he died a short while later.

Police are investigating the likelihood he suffered a medical episode earlier than slamming into the pole.