18-year-old driver fatally injures pedestrian in Auburndale
An 18-year-old driver struck 75-year-old Ana Rosa Infante near 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Queens at about 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2023; the city crash record lists one pedestrian killed.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police accounts said the driver remained at the scene. The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, while reports differ on whether the sedan was a Lexus or a Toyota.
Accounts differ on the crossing point.
Police accounts said Infante was crossing 47th Avenue when the 18-year-old driver struck her. Gothamist and Patch placed the crash at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street, while amNewYork described it as near the intersection; the city record classifies her location as outside an intersection.
Infante died after being taken to a Queens hospital.
Ana Rosa Infante was 75 and lived in Auburndale, according to Patch and amNewYork. Those outlets reported that she was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and died there on March 3.
Reports disagree on the sedan's make.
Patch identified the driver's vehicle as a 2022 Lexus IS350 sedan, and amNewYork described it as a Lexus sedan. Gothamist reported a Toyota sedan. The city record lists a 2022 sedan traveling east.
The driver stayed at the scene.
Police accounts said the driver remained at the scene. Gothamist reported on March 8 that no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
Where
47 AVENUE and 192 STREET