Driver in a dump truck fatally struck Queens crossing guard.
Driver Hector Yepes fatally struck crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa, 63, at Atlantic Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens at 8:02 a.m. on October 20, 2023; police told ABC7 that she had just helped five people cross.
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What We Know
Driver Hector Yepes fatally struck crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa, 63, at Atlantic Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens on October 20, 2023. The official record gives the time as 8:02 a.m. and records one pedestrian killed and no injuries. Police told ABC7 that Naprawa had just helped five people cross and that Yepes was turning right from Woodhaven Boulevard onto Atlantic Avenue. The official record separately records westbound travel and a right turn in a dump truck. ABC7 reported that Yepes stayed at the scene and received a desk appearance ticket for failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to use due care. Naprawa had worked as an NYPD crossing guard since 2010.
The crash happened during a right turn.
Police told ABC7 that Naprawa was in the crosswalk after helping five people cross when Yepes struck her. ABC7 reported that the driver was turning from Woodhaven Boulevard onto Atlantic Avenue. The official record places the collision at 8:02 a.m. on October 20, 2023, lists a dump truck, records westbound travel and a right turn, and notes one pedestrian killed and no injuries.
Naprawa had served her community for years.
Naprawa, 63, had worked as an NYPD crossing guard since 2010 and loved the job, her son-in-law told ABC7. He said she lived with family in Howard Beach after moving to New York City from Poland 40 years earlier and had celebrated her birthday on September 28.
"We used to meet up with her all the time, she'd give us hugs and used to always ask about my family," one resident told ABC7.
Yepes received a desk appearance ticket.
ABC7 reported that Yepes, 39, remained at the scene and received a desk appearance ticket for motor vehicle failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to use due care.
Where
ATLANTIC AVENUE and WOODHAVEN BOULEVARD