Police charged a driver with DWI after a fatal Queens pedestrian crash.
Police said Anthony Ramjit, 41, was driving north when he struck Tecinna Bahadur as she crossed the Van Wyck Expressway service road on March 3, 2023; they charged him with DWI, and the official record lists one pedestrian killed at 6:45 p.m. at 106th Avenue.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
QNS reported that Anthony Ramjit, 41, was driving north on the Van Wyck Expressway service road when he struck Tecinna Bahadur as she crossed on March 3, 2023. The official record places the crash at 106th Avenue at 6:45 p.m.; QNS and 1010 WINS instead describe it as near 107th Avenue at about 6:46 p.m. QNS reported Bahadur was 24, while 1010 WINS gave her age as 23. Both reports said EMS took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Police arrested Ramjit and charged him with DWI, and both reports said the investigation was ongoing.
Police described Bahadur crossing the service road.
QNS reported that a preliminary NYPD investigation found Bahadur was crossing the Van Wyck Expressway service road near 107th Avenue when Ramjit, heading north, struck her. The official record counts one pedestrian killed in the crash.
The reports give different locations and times.
The official record places the March 3, 2023, crash on the Van Wyck Expressway service road at 106th Avenue at 6:45 p.m. QNS and 1010 WINS describe it as near 107th Avenue in Jamaica at about 6:46 p.m. QNS places the crash just south of Norelli-Hargreave Playground.
Reports differ on Bahadur's age.
QNS reported that Ramjit was 41 and that Bahadur was 24. The official fatal-pedestrian record also lists age 24, while 1010 WINS reported Bahadur was 23.
News reports identify a Chevrolet Traverse.
QNS and 1010 WINS identify the vehicle as a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. QNS reported Ramjit was driving it north. The official record uses the broader category of a Chevrolet in the station wagon/sport utility vehicle class and records northbound travel.
The crash record lists alcohol involvement and unsafe speed.
The official crash record lists alcohol involvement and unsafe speed as contributing factors. Separately, both news reports said police charged Ramjit with DWI.
Reports say Bahadur died at Jamaica Hospital.
Both reports said EMS took Bahadur to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. QNS reported that Ramjit remained at the crash site, was taken into custody, and was booked for DWI at the 103rd Precinct. Both reports said the investigation was ongoing.