A 19-year-old driver kills a pedestrian on Jamaica Avenue.
A 19-year-old driver struck and fatally injured Rosaline Tulshi, 75, on Jamaica Avenue in Queens on March 7, 2023, according to police reporting cited by Streetsblog and the official crash record.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told Streetsblog that a westbound driver in a 2004 Toyota Camry struck Tulshi as she crossed Jamaica Avenue near 193rd Street. The official crash record lists the collision at 6:18 p.m.; Streetsblog reported it happened at about 6:10 p.m. Streetsblog reported that Tulshi died at Jamaica Hospital and that the driver stayed at the scene and was not immediately charged.
Accounts differ on the time.
Police told Streetsblog that a westbound driver struck Tulshi as she crossed Jamaica Avenue. Streetsblog reported the collision happened at about 6:10 p.m.; the official crash record lists the time as 6:18 p.m. on March 7, 2023.
Tulshi lived in St. Albans.
Streetsblog identified the pedestrian as 75-year-old Rosaline Tulshi and reported that she lived in St. Albans, about two miles from the crash site.
The accounts describe the vehicle differently.
The official crash record classifies the vehicle as a 2004 sedan. Streetsblog, citing police, described it as a 2004 Toyota Camry.
The crash was reported at 193rd Street.
Streetsblog placed the crash at 193rd Street on four-lane Jamaica Avenue. Citing city statistics, it reported 31 crashes on the 12-block stretch from 188th to 199th streets in 2022, resulting in injuries to 13 motorists, one cyclist and one pedestrian.
Streetsblog reported that Tulshi died at a hospital.
Streetsblog reported that Tulshi was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where she died. The article also reported that the driver remained at the scene and was not immediately charged.