NYPD officer in critical condition after being struck by car in Queens

1 of 9 Advertisement A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Officer-Killed-001-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. Robert Mecea A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Officer-Killed-003-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. Robert Mecea Advertisement A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Officer-Killed-011-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. Robert Mecea A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Officer-Killed-010-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. Robert Mecea A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Officer-Killed-007-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. Robert Mecea Advertisement A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Officer-Killed-004-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] A Highway Unit police officer was struck and killed by a driver at Horace Harding Expressway and 194th St. in Queens, on April 27, 2021. Robert Mecea Advertisement Father, daughter policing by land and sea during 4th of July festivities [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/deputy-chief-terence-hurson-executive-133167422.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=171&h=114&crop=1] Father, daughter policing by land and sea during 4th of July festivities [https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/nyc-father-daughter-duo-patrol-on-fourth-of-july/] NYC’s major subway crime spikes in all boroughs, while citywide total down 1% — stoking new fears among straphangers [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/bronx-new-york-military-personnel-133069255.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=171&h=114&crop=1] NYC’s major subway crime spikes in all boroughs, while citywide total down 1% — stoking new fears among straphangers [https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/nycs-subway-crime-spikes-in-all-boroughs-while-citywide-total-down-1/] Memo to Dems like Abdul El-Sayed and Melat Kiros: My mom did NOT deserve 9/11 [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/newspress-collage-v5qkznxc2-1783031283782.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1783016910&w=171&h=114&crop=1] Memo to Dems like Abdul El-Sayed and Melat Kiros: My mom did NOT deserve 9/11 [https://nypost.com/2026/07/02/opinion/memo-to-dems-like-abdul-el-sayed-and-melat-kiros-my-mom-did-not-deserve-9-11/] An NYPD officer was in critical condition early Tuesday morning after being struck by a car on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, cops said. The highway officer was investigating a previous accident on the highway in Fresh Meadows at around 2 a.m. when he was struck by the vehicle, according to police. The officer was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in critical condition. The driver of the car was apprehended at the scene. Police shut down eastbound traffic on the expressway as they investigated the crime. The driver was not identified early Tuesday.