Driver Fails To Yield, Slams Woman In Crosswalk
A 40-year-old woman crossed Willets Point Boulevard with the signal when an Audi SUV driver kept going straight and hit her. Police recorded failure to yield. She suffered trauma to her entire body on a weekday morning in Queens.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 40-year-old woman was crossing Willets Point Boulevard at 149th Street in Queens with the signal when the driver of an Audi SUV, traveling east, continued straight and hit her. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The pedestrian sustained injuries to her entire body, including pain and nausea, and was listed with apparent death at the scene. The driver, a 46-year-old woman, was licensed and remained the only occupant of the SUV.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 40; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing With Signal; Injury: Injured
Vehicles
SUV
2015 AUDI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Where
Willets Point Blvd & 149th St, Queens
Press Articles
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