Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian at Queens intersection
A hit-and-run driver in Queens hit 47-year-old Lucia Grant as she crossed at North Conduit Avenue and 150th Street; she died at Jamaica Hospital.
What We Know
Lucia Grant, 47, was crossing at North Conduit Avenue and 150th Street in Queens at about 6 a.m. on Nov. 23, 2024, when a driver hit her and did not stop, according to Daily News accounts citing police. EMS took Grant to Jamaica Hospital, where she died. The city crash record lists one pedestrian fatality, a sedan, and no other reported injuries. The record also lists Other Lighting Defects as a contributing factor, while the person record says Grant was at the intersection and crossing against the signal. The Daily News reported that police said she was in the crosswalk.
The driver did not stop after the crash
A driver hit Lucia Grant as she crossed at 150th Street and North Conduit Avenue early Saturday, according to Daily News accounts citing police. EMS took her to Jamaica Hospital, where she died.
The city crash record places the collision at 6:04 a.m. and records one pedestrian killed, no other reported injuries, and a sedan. The city vehicle entry describes a driver in a sedan heading west and going straight ahead before impact.
A crossing by Baisley Pond Park on a crash-heavy corridor
The crash happened at North Conduit Avenue and 150th Street in Queens, near Baisley Pond Park. Daily News articles placed the scene steps from the park but used different neighborhood descriptions, first Kew Gardens Hills and later South Jamaica.
CrashCountNYC location context for 150th Street in Queens shows 843 crashes, 539 injuries, 29 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022. A nearby gas station worker told the Daily News the area is busy and described steady traffic connected to the highway.
Lucia Grant had been rebuilding after a house fire
The Daily News identified the woman killed as Lucia Grant, 47, and reported that she worked as a home health aide.
Grant had been living at a Holiday Inn near the intersection after a fire destroyed her home and belongings the previous year, her family told the Daily News. Her daughter, Chassidy Moore, said the family had been trying to recover and had been planning birthdays and Thanksgiving together.
Records and police accounts describe different pieces of the evidence
The Daily News reported that police said Grant was in the crosswalk when the driver hit her and did not stop.
The city person record says Grant was at the intersection and crossing against the signal. The city crash and vehicle records list Other Lighting Defects as a contributing factor, and the person record lists pedestrian error or confusion.
Police searched for video after the driver left
The Daily News reported that police roped off the corner and searched the area for surveillance footage that could help identify the driver.
A nearby worker, Ram Patel, told the Daily News he learned of the crash from a customer and saw people assisting Grant while she lay unconscious on the ground.