Jeep driver hits ambulance carrying an injured woman on Staten Island.
A Jeep driver hit an ambulance carrying Maria-Elena Andres, who had been struck while walking to work, at Jewett and Maine avenues on Staten Island at 6:30 a.m. on October 14, 2022; the official record counts one death and four injuries.
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What We Know
A Jeep driver hit the ambulance carrying Maria-Elena Andres at Jewett and Maine avenues, CBS News reported; the ambulance tipped onto its side. CBS said a Dodge Charger driver had earlier struck Andres while she was walking to work, leaving her critically injured, and the ambulance was taking her to Richmond University Medical Center. The New York Post reported that a second ambulance took her to the medical center, where she died; CBS reported she was later pronounced dead. The official record places the ambulance crash at 6:30 a.m. on October 14, 2022, and counts one death and four injuries. CBS and the Post reported Andres was 34; the official record lists the fatal ambulance occupant as 35. The reports do not explain how each collision contributed to her death.
A second collision interrupted the trip to the hospital.
CBS News reported that a Dodge Charger driver struck Andres while she was walking to work, leaving her critically injured. A Jeep driver then hit the ambulance carrying her as it traveled to Richmond University Medical Center; CBS said the ambulance tipped onto its side.
The New York Post reported that a second ambulance took Andres to the medical center, where she died. CBS reported that she was later pronounced dead. The reports do not explain how each collision contributed to her death.
The crash happened at Jewett and Maine avenues.
The official record places the ambulance crash at Jewett Avenue and Maine Avenue on Staten Island at 6:30 a.m. on October 14, 2022. CBS identified the area as Westerleigh and described Maine Avenue as a one-way street.
CBS reported that witnesses said the ambulance was traveling the wrong way on Maine Avenue. That was the witnesses' account of the movement at the intersection.
Family remembered Andres as a mother and singer.
CBS reported that family and friends described Andres as a married mother of two young children who worked hard, loved Staten Island and enjoyed singing karaoke in Port Richmond. They lit candles near her sneaker after the crashes.
CBS and the New York Post reported Andres was 34. The official record lists the fatal ambulance occupant as 35.
Reports describe an ambulance and a Jeep.
The official record lists a 2022 Ford ambulance and classifies the second vehicle as a 2015 station wagon/SUV made by Jeep. CBS called it a Jeep; the New York Post reported a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The official record counts four injuries.
The official record counts one death and four injuries in the ambulance crash. The New York Post reported that two EMTs and the Jeep driver suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital.
The official record lists traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed as contributing factors for the ambulance. CBS reported that police were still investigating on October 14 and that no criminality was suspected against either the Dodge Charger driver or the Jeep driver.