Driver in Jeep Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Seagirt Boulevard
A 26-year-old driver in a black Jeep Wrangler hit a 64-year-old pedestrian near Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 31st Street on Nov. 25, 2022; the man died at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.
What We Know
A 64-year-old pedestrian was killed on Nov. 25, 2022, near Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 31st Street in Far Rockaway. The official crash record lists the crash at 6:51 p.m. and records one pedestrian death involving an SUV. Police accounts published afterward said a 26-year-old man driving a black 2020 Jeep Wrangler east on Seagirt Boulevard hit the man as he crossed outside a designated crosswalk. The driver remained at the scene, and amNY reported that he had not been charged as the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued its review. The New York Post account placed the crash near Beach 30th Street, while the official record and amNY placed it at Beach 31st Street.
Police said the driver was eastbound on Seagirt Boulevard
Police accounts said a 26-year-old man driving a black 2020 Jeep Wrangler east on Seagirt Boulevard hit a 64-year-old man who was crossing the street. The official record lists the crash at 6:51 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2022, and records one pedestrian killed.
First responders took the pedestrian to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. amNY reported that the driver was not injured, remained at the scene, and had not been charged as the investigation continued.
Seagirt Boulevard has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash was recorded near Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 31st Street in Far Rockaway, Queens. CrashCountNYC location data for Seagirt Boulevard in Queens shows 253 crashes, 140 injuries, 9 serious injuries and 1 death since 2022.
Accounts differed on the exact crossing location
amNY, citing a preliminary police investigation, reported that the pedestrian was attempting to cross Seagirt Boulevard outside a designated crosswalk. The New York Post reported that police said he was crossing mid-block and placed the crash near Beach 30th Street. The official record and amNY placed the crash at Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 31st Street.
The official person record lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. No published account in the reviewed sources reported a driver charge as of Nov. 26, 2022.