Driver Fatally Hit Ana Rosa Infante in Flushing
Police told Gothamist an 18-year-old driver hit Ana Rosa Infante at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street; the official record lists one pedestrian killed and driver inattention.
What We Know
A 75-year-old woman was killed while crossing 47th Avenue near 192nd Street in Queens around 6 p.m. According to the police report, a driver in a 2022 Lexus sedan drove straight east on 47th Avenue and hit her. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction. The woman suffered a severe head fracture and died from her injuries. No other people were reported injured.
What police and the official record say happened
The official crash record lists one pedestrian, a 75-year-old woman, killed in the crash. It lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
The crash was recorded at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street
The official record places the fatal crash at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Queens. Gothamist described the location as Flushing and reported the same cross streets.
The sources do not match on the pedestrian’s exact position: Gothamist reported that Infante was crossing the intersection, while the official record places the pedestrian outside an intersection and crossing without a signal or crosswalk.
Ana Rosa Infante died after being taken to a hospital
Gothamist identified the pedestrian as Ana Rosa Infante, 75, a Queens resident. The article reported that she was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and died the following Friday.
Reports differ on the sedan description
Gothamist, citing police, described the driver as an 18-year-old in a Toyota sedan. The official crash record lists a 2022 Lexus sedan and a licensed male driver in New York.
The official record lists the driver’s direction as east and the pre-crash movement as going straight ahead.
The driver remained at the scene
Gothamist reported that the driver remained at the scene, that no arrests had been made, and that the case was still under investigation as of March 8, 2023.