Posted on: September 09, 2025 08:55 AM

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Queens teen with autism fatally struck by car after going missing from LI school

A Queens teen with autism was fatally struck by a car after going missing from his Long Island school this week, and now his family is demanding answers.

The victim, identified as 15-year-old Christopher Williams of St. Albans, was walking along the Southern State Parkway in Valley Stream when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle near Exit 13 shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to New York State Police.

Williams was taken to Franklin General Hospital in Valley Stream, where he was later pronounced dead.

Shortly before the tragic incident, the teen was reported missing from the Martin De Porres School, a special education school in Elmont, less than a mile from the crash site.