Fatal crash

Distracted SUV driver kills 82-year-old on Forest Avenue

A Nissan SUV driver hit an 82-year-old woman in a Forest Avenue crosswalk near Bard Avenue on a dark Monday night. Police say the distracted driver kept going as she lay with fatal head and internal injuries.

1fatality
October 23, 2023date
9:07 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a woman driving a 2008 Nissan SUV east on Forest Avenue hit an 82-year-old woman who was crossing at Bard Avenue on an October evening. Police recorded driver inattention as a contributing factor. The pedestrian suffered head trauma and internal injuries, never regained consciousness, and was pronounced dead. The driver did not stop after the crash on this Staten Island arterial street.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 82; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2008 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

Where

Forest Ave & Bard Ave

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