Teen Driver Hits 75-Year-Old Pedestrian in Flushing; She Dies
An 18-year-old driver hit 75-year-old Ana Rosa Infante in a Flushing crash that city records place at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street at 6 p.m.; Gothamist reported the driver remained at the scene.
What We Know
Ana Rosa Infante, 75, was injured on Feb. 21, 2023, around 6 p.m. at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Flushing. Police told Gothamist that an 18-year-old driver hit her while she was crossing and remained at the scene. She was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and died days later. City crash data records one pedestrian death at that location, lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and records a sedan traveling east before the crash. The official vehicle record lists a 2022 Lexus, while Gothamist reported that police described the sedan as a Toyota.
What happened at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street
City records place the crash at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Queens at about 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2023, and record one pedestrian death.
Gothamist reported that police said an 18-year-old driver hit Ana Rosa Infante, 75, as she crossed at the intersection. The driver remained at the scene, according to that report.
Ana Rosa Infante died after being taken to a hospital
Gothamist identified the pedestrian as Ana Rosa Infante, a 75-year-old Queens resident. The outlet reported that she was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and died there days after the crash.
Sources disagree on the sedan make
City records list a sedan traveling east and going straight before the crash, with a licensed male driver as the only occupant. The official vehicle record lists a 2022 Lexus.
Gothamist reported that police described the driver as an 18-year-old in a Toyota sedan. The public record and the article agree that the vehicle was a sedan, but they differ on the make.
Driver inattention was recorded as a factor
City crash data lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The same record describes Infante as crossing without a signal or crosswalk and records her location as away from an intersection, while Gothamist reported that police said she was crossing the intersection.
No arrests were reported
Gothamist reported on March 8, 2023, that the driver remained at the scene and that police had made no arrests in the case. The outlet reported that the crash remained under investigation.
Where
47th Ave & 192nd St