Driver charged after 86-year-old pedestrian killed in Chelsea
Fernando Zabla Ochoa was charged after police said he hit a pedestrian while turning at Eighth Avenue and West 25th Street, where the official record says an 86-year-old pedestrian crossing with the signal was killed.
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 at the intersection ended in a fatal injury
The crash happened at about 1:40 p.m. on June 9, 2023, at Eighth Avenue and West 25th Street in Manhattan. The official record says an 86-year-old pedestrian was at the intersection and crossing with the signal when a driver making a left turn hit her.
amNY, citing police, reported that the pedestrian was thrown to the ground, suffered head trauma, and was taken by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue. The article said she died the next day.
The crash site is on a heavily traveled Manhattan corridor
The fatal crash happened at 8th Avenue and West 25th Street in Manhattan. Along 8th Avenue in Manhattan, CrashCountNYC recorded 1,242 crashes, 612 injuries, 54 serious injuries, and 5 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Records describe a Ford and a turning driver
The official record lists a 2012 Ford sport utility vehicle with one occupant, a male driver, and pre-crash movement of making a left turn. The record also lists the driver’s license status as unlicensed.
amNY, citing police, described the vehicle as a 2012 Ford E250 and said the driver made a left turn off Eighth Avenue onto West 25th Street.
Failure to yield is central in both the record and the charges
The official crash record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor and also records driver inattention or distraction for the vehicle. The pedestrian record says she was crossing with the signal.