Driver hits pedestrian on Jewett; woman dies after ambulance crash
A northbound sedan driver hit a woman at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court on Oct. 14, 2022, and police told the Post she died after the ambulance carrying her was involved in another crash.
What We Know
A woman was fatally injured on Oct. 14, 2022, at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court on Staten Island. The city crash record says a northbound sedan driver was going straight before the collision, which killed a pedestrian at the intersection, and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The Post, citing police, reported that the woman was crossing Jewett Avenue near Keiber Court when a driver hit her just before 6:15 a.m. Police said the ambulance carrying her to the hospital was later involved in another collision at Jewett and Main avenues; a second ambulance took her to Richmond University Medical Center, where she died. The city record lists the woman as 35, while the Post reported she was 34.
A morning crossing became a fatal trip to the hospital
The city crash record places the collision at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court at 6 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2022. It records one pedestrian death and no other injuries in the initial crash.
The Post, citing police, reported that the woman was crossing Jewett Avenue near Keiber Court in Westerleigh when a driver hit her just before 6:15 a.m. Police said a second ambulance later took her to Richmond University Medical Center, where she died.
Jewett Avenue has seen repeated harm since this crash
The fatal collision happened at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court on Staten Island. CrashCountNYC location data for Jewett Avenue shows 130 crashes, 87 injuries, 10 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
The victim's age differs across sources
The city crash record lists the pedestrian as a 35-year-old woman. The Post, citing police, reported that she was 34.
A second crash complicated the emergency response
The Post reported that, while EMS was transporting the injured woman, a Jeep Grand Cherokee driver was involved in a collision with the ambulance at Jewett and Main avenues. Police said the ambulance ended up on its side, and the two EMTs and the Jeep driver were treated for minor injuries.