Driver Charged After Woman Killed at 8th and West 25th
A male driver making a left turn at 8th Avenue and West 25th Street failed to yield to an 86-year-old woman crossing with the signal, and police later charged Fernando Zabla Ochoa after she died.
What We Know
An 86-year-old woman was killed at 8th Avenue and West 25th Street on a Friday afternoon in Manhattan. According to the police report, an unlicensed man driving a Ford SUV turned left and hit her as she crossed the intersection with the signal. The impact knocked her to the ground and caused a fatal head injury. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and driver inattention or distraction as contributing factors.
A left turn as the woman crossed with the signal
City records say the crash happened at about 1:40 p.m. on June 9, 2023, at 8th Avenue and West 25th Street. The pedestrian, an 86-year-old woman, was at the intersection and crossing with the signal when a male driver making a left turn failed to yield.
Police told amNY that Fernando Zabla Ochoa, 42, turned from 8th Avenue onto West 25th Street and hit the pedestrian. The article said EMS took her to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue with head trauma, and she died the next day.
The Ford description differs between records
City crash data records the driver in a 2012 Ford station wagon or SUV and lists the driver as unlicensed. amNY, citing police, described the same driver as being in a 2012 Ford E250.
Failure to yield is central in both accounts
The official crash record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor, and the driver record also lists driver inattention or distraction. Police later cited the same conduct in the charges reported by amNY.
A deadly crash on 8th Avenue in Manhattan
The crash was recorded at 8th Avenue and West 25th Street in Manhattan.
CrashCountNYC’s corridor context for 8th Avenue in Manhattan counts 1,242 crashes, 612 injuries, 54 serious injuries, and 5 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.