Driver fatally hit pedestrian on Hylan Boulevard
A driver in a sedan fatally hit a 44-year-old pedestrian at Hylan Boulevard and New Dorp Lane on Oct. 30, 2024, and police told the Daily News an 18-year-old man driving a Nissan Maxima remained at the scene.
What We Know
A driver in a sedan fatally hit a pedestrian at Hylan Boulevard and New Dorp Lane on Staten Island on Oct. 30, 2024. The official crash record lists the pedestrian as a 44-year-old woman and cites driver inattention or distraction. The Daily News, citing police, identified her as Justine Perez and said she was walking against traffic in the left lane of westbound Hylan Boulevard when an 18-year-old man driving a Nissan Maxima hit her. EMS took her to Staten Island University North Hospital, where she died. The article also reported that no charges were immediately filed and that police had previously misidentified the victim.
What happened on Hylan Boulevard
The official record says the crash happened at 10:07 p.m. at Hylan Boulevard and New Dorp Lane, where a driver in a westbound sedan was going straight ahead and a pedestrian was killed.
A deadly corridor in New Dorp
The crash happened at Hylan Boulevard and New Dorp Lane in Staten Island's 10306 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC location data for Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island counted 1,836 crashes, 1,125 injuries, 51 serious injuries and 11 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The victim's identification was corrected
The official crash record lists the pedestrian as a 44-year-old woman. The Daily News identified her as Justine Perez and reported that she lived about nine blocks from the crash site.
The Daily News story contains an age discrepancy: its headline described the victim as 44, while the article text called her 37. The article also said police had previously misidentified the victim as Denise Owens.
Factors recorded after the crash
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction for the sedan driver. It also lists pedestrian error or confusion for the pedestrian.
The Daily News reported that police said Perez was walking against traffic in the left lane of westbound Hylan Boulevard before the crash.
Hospital transport and immediate enforcement
EMS took Perez to Staten Island University North Hospital, where she died of her injuries, the Daily News reported.
Police told the Daily News that the 18-year-old driver remained at the scene and that no charges were immediately filed.