Driver fatally strikes pedestrian crossing Main Street
A 63-year-old driver struck and fatally injured Zhong Rong Lu, 68, as she crossed Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills; the official record places the crash at Reeves Avenue at 8:14 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2024.
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What We Know
QNS reported, citing police, that a driver traveling north on Main Street struck Zhong Rong Lu as she crossed east toward Queens College. EMS took Lu, 68, to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The crash record places the collision at Main Street and Reeves Avenue at 8:14 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2024. QNS reported that the 63-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not arrested. The official vehicle record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the driver; QNS said the NYPD investigation was ongoing.
A crossing toward Queens College.
QNS reported, citing police, that Lu was crossing Main Street eastbound toward Queens College when a driver traveling north toward the Long Island Expressway struck her. EMS took her to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Lu was 68 and lived on 62nd Road in Kew Gardens Hills, about a half block from where she was struck.
Main Street at Reeves Avenue.
The official record places the crash at Main Street and Reeves Avenue at 8:14 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2024. QNS reported that police responded to a pedestrian-struck call in front of 62-05 Main Street. Lu lived about a half block away.
A northbound sedan.
QNS reported that a 63-year-old man was driving a Toyota sedan north on Main Street. The official vehicle record lists a 2009 sedan traveling north.
The record lists unsafe speed as a factor.
The official vehicle record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the driver. QNS reported that the NYPD's Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was still investigating in its Feb. 16 report.
The driver remained at the scene.
QNS reported, citing police, that the driver remained at the scene and was not arrested.