A road-rage incident on the Belt Parkway in Queens resulted in a fatal assault early Sunday, with a 47-year-old man beaten to death with a baseball bat. The New York Police Department responded to a report of an assault in progress around 1:10 a.m. near Exit 21B at Farmer’s Boulevard.
Upon arrival, officers found Crisanie Dockery, of Springfield Gardens in Queens, unconscious with severe head trauma. Another man, 39, sustained minor injuries to his arm and was treated at the scene. Dockery was transported to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect fled the scene after the assault and remained at large as of Sunday evening, according to authorities and sources. Crime scene investigators cordoned off a white Audi as part of the ongoing investigation.
Police are continuing their investigation into the fatal altercation.