Speeding driver kills woman on Jewett
A driver in a sedan fatally injured a pedestrian at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court on Oct. 14, 2022, and the Post reported she died after a driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the ambulance taking her to a hospital.
What We Know
A driver in a sedan fatally injured a pedestrian at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court on Staten Island on Oct. 14, 2022. The city record gives the crash time as 6:00 a.m.; the Post, citing police, reported the woman was crossing Jewett Avenue near Keiber Court just before 6:15 a.m. The Post also reported that, as EMS took her to a hospital, a driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the ambulance nearby, and a second ambulance then brought her to Richmond University Medical Center, where she died. The city record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the fatal crash, and the woman's age is reported as 35 in the city record and 34 in the Post account.
A morning crossing turned fatal
The city crash record says a driver in a sedan was involved in a fatal pedestrian crash at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court at 6:00 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2022. The Post, citing police, reported that the woman was crossing Jewett Avenue near Keiber Court in Westerleigh just before 6:15 a.m. when she was hit.
An ambulance trip was interrupted nearby
The Post reported that EMS was taking the injured woman to a hospital when a driver in a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the ambulance at Jewett and Main avenues. Officials said the impact was severe enough to leave the ambulance on its side.
A second ambulance then took the woman to Richmond University Medical Center, where police said she died. The Post reported that two EMTs and the Jeep driver suffered minor injuries and were treated at a nearby hospital.
Jewett Avenue has seen repeated harm
The fatal crash occurred at Jewett Avenue and Keiber Court in Staten Island's 10314 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC's Crash Finder shows 130 crashes, 87 injuries, 10 serious injuries and 3 deaths on Jewett Avenue in Staten Island from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The victim's age is reported differently
The city record lists the pedestrian as a 35-year-old woman. The Post, citing police, described her as 34. Both sources report that she died from injuries from the crash.