SUV driver fatally struck cyclist on Staten Island.
A woman driving an SUV struck a cyclist on Wilson Avenue on Staten Island on February 24, 2023; the official crash record lists one bicyclist killed and gives the time as 10:14 a.m.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told the New York Post that a woman driving an SUV and a cyclist were traveling south when she struck him. Streetsblog later identified the cyclist as James Giambalvo and reported that the driver then hit a parked car and a sign before stopping at a tree. The official record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor; reports differed on the ages and nearby cross street.
The reports describe a southbound collision and a longer crash sequence.
Police told the New York Post that a woman driving an SUV and a cyclist were traveling south on Wilson Avenue when she struck him. The official record gives the crash time as 10:14 a.m. and records one cyclist killed.
Streetsblog reported that after striking the cyclist, the driver hit a parked car and a roadway sign before stopping at a tree.
Reports agree on Wilson Avenue but differ on the nearby cross street.
The official record places the crash on Wilson Avenue. The New York Post located it near Demopolis Avenue in Eltingville, while Streetsblog placed it near Armstrong Avenue.
Streetsblog described Wilson Avenue as a residential street running parallel to the Staten Island Railway, with a wide design and frequent cut-through traffic. It reported 10 crashes on the road in the prior year, injuring three pedestrians and two motorists, citing city records.
Streetsblog later identified the cyclist as James Giambalvo.
Streetsblog identified the cyclist as James Giambalvo and reported that a fundraiser had been set up for his widow. Both news reports said he was taken to Staten Island University Hospital and died there; the New York Post specified the North campus.
The official record lists the cyclist as 52. The New York Post initially described him as in his 30s, while Streetsblog described him as in his 40s. The reports also gave different ages for the driver: 34 in the Post and 35 in Streetsblog.
The record and news reports describe the moving vehicle differently.
The official record classifies the moving vehicle as a station wagon/sport utility vehicle and lists a 2021 Infiniti. The New York Post called it an SUV, and Streetsblog described it as a gray Infiniti SUV. The record also lists a parked 2001 Honda sedan; Streetsblog reported that the driver hit a parked car but did not identify its make.
The official contributing factor was inattention or distraction.
The crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the SUV driver. Streetsblog said damage to the vehicle suggested high speed, while also reporting that police declined to provide further details; the supplied sources do not establish speed as an official finding.
Reports said the driver was not immediately charged.
The New York Post reported that the driver stayed at the scene and was not charged. Streetsblog also reported that she had not been charged at the time of its report.