Driver fatally hits 95-year-old Mayya Gil in Bensonhurst
A man driving near Cropsey Avenue and 24th Avenue hit 95-year-old Mayya Gil and her home health aide around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, according to police accounts and the city crash record; Gil died and the aide was hospitalized in stable condition.
What We Know
Mayya Gil, 95, was crossing Cropsey Avenue near 24th Avenue in Bensonhurst with her home health aide when a driver making a left turn hit them around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2025. Gil died, and the aide was hospitalized in stable condition, according to press accounts citing police and family members. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed and one pedestrian injured at the intersection, and says the driver was making a left turn. The city record describes the driver's vehicle as a 2022 Ford SUV, while the reviewed news accounts described the driver as a man in a cargo van. Police told reporters the driver was not arrested or charged.
A left turn at the crossing
The city crash record places the crash at Cropsey Avenue and 24th Avenue at 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, and records one pedestrian killed and one pedestrian injured. It says the driver was making a left turn before impact.
Outside a Bensonhurst home near 24th Avenue
Reporters described the crossing as in front of Gil's apartment building on Cropsey Avenue in Bensonhurst, near 24th Avenue. The city crash record locates the fatal crash at that intersection.
Mayya Gil was remembered as a Bensonhurst community member
The reviewed accounts said Gil was walking with her home health aide. Gothamist reported the aide was 54 and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Sources differ on the driver's vehicle
The city crash record describes the vehicle as a 2022 Ford SUV with two occupants. The reviewed news accounts, citing police and family members, described the driver as a man in a cargo van.
Police reported no arrest or charge
Both reviewed news accounts said police did not arrest or charge the driver after the crash.