Hit-and-run driver fatally injures Queens mother on Christmas
A driver killed a 45-year-old pedestrian at 111th Avenue and 158th Street on Christmas night, and the New York Post reported that police said a hit-and-run motorist first hit Antonina Freycinet before a second driver hit her.
What We Know
Antonina Freycinet, 45, was crossing 111th Avenue near 158th Street in Jamaica at about 9:33 p.m. on Christmas night when a westbound driver hit her. The New York Post, citing police and authorities, reported that the first driver left the scene and that a second driver in a Ford Expedition then hit Freycinet while she was on the ground. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed at the intersection and records driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
Christmas-night crossing ended in a fatal hit-and-run
The crash happened around 9:33 p.m. on Dec. 25, 2024, at 111th Avenue and 158th Street in Jamaica. The official record lists a 45-year-old woman as a pedestrian killed at the intersection.
The New York Post identified her as Antonina Freycinet and reported that she was crossing 111th Avenue near 158th Street on her way to a grocery store when a westbound motorist hit her and left the scene. Police said a second driver in a Ford Expedition then hit her while she was on the ground.
111th Avenue has seen repeated harm
The crash occurred at 111th Avenue and 158th Street in Queens. Along 111th Avenue in Queens, CrashCountNYC’s location context shows 445 crashes, 290 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 4 deaths since 2022.
Her son ran to her side
The Post reported that Freycinet was a mother of three and lived nearby. Her oldest son, Andrew Dasrath, said he ran outside after hearing a crash, found his mother bleeding and tried to keep her breathing while waiting for an ambulance.
Freycinet was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was declared dead.
Police record points to driver inattention
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The same record lists two westbound drivers who were going straight ahead before the crash, including a 2021 Ford SUV driver.
The Post reported that the driver responsible for the first impact had not been caught as of its Dec. 26 story, and that police did not immediately have information about that driver or vehicle.