A driver in a Honda struck and killed a pedestrian on North Conduit Avenue in Queens.
A 25-year-old driver in a Honda struck and killed Steven Aragona, 73, as he crossed North Conduit Avenue at Cohancy Street in Queens at 12:09 p.m. on April 14, 2023, according to police accounts and the official crash record.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said a 25-year-old man driving west in a Honda struck Steven Aragona as he crossed North Conduit Avenue at Cohancy Street. Aragona, who lived in Lynbrook, died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The driver remained at the scene, and QNS reported no arrests as the investigation continued.
Police described a westbound driver.
QNS reported that police identified the driver as a 25-year-old man in a black Honda Accord traveling west on North Conduit Avenue when he struck Aragona as he crossed north to south. The driver remained at the scene.
Aragona was taken to a nearby hospital.
QNS reported that officers found Aragona unconscious and unresponsive with trauma. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where police said he was pronounced dead. Streetsblog also reported that he died at the hospital. QNS identified Aragona as 73 and a resident of Lynbrook.
Reports differed on the Honda's subtype.
QNS described a black Honda Accord. The official crash record lists a 2022 Honda sedan traveling west; Streetsblog described the vehicle only as a Honda.
The crash happened near the Belt Parkway.
The official record places the crash at North Conduit Avenue and Cohancy Street in Queens. QNS described the location as South Ozone Park near the Belt Parkway; Streetsblog placed it near the Aqueduct casino.
The investigation was ongoing.
QNS reported that no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing. Streetsblog reported that police said the driver was not charged.