Driver Fatally Hits 80-Year-Old on Hylan Boulevard
A 65-year-old northbound driver in a 2008 Ford Edge hit Chaosheng Wu, an 80-year-old pedestrian, at Hylan Boulevard and Benton Avenue on March 7, 2025, and he died after medics took him to Staten Island University Hospital North.
What We Know
According to the police report, a woman driving a 2008 Ford SUV north on Hylan Boulevard hit an 80-year-old man who was crossing at Benton Avenue on a Friday morning. The pedestrian was listed as crossing against the signal. He suffered a fatal head injury and was pronounced dead after the crash.
Police described a northbound driver hitting a pedestrian
Medics took Wu to Staten Island University Hospital North, where he was pronounced dead, according to police accounts cited by the Daily News and Gothamist.
Wu was identified as an 80-year-old neighborhood resident
Police identified the pedestrian as Chaosheng Wu, 80. The Daily News and Gothamist reported that he was a Staten Island resident and was crossing a block from his home.
Police identified the driver as a 65-year-old woman. Reporters cited police saying she stayed at the scene.
The official record lists a Ford SUV going straight ahead
The official record lists a 2008 Ford SUV with one occupant, traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash. Press accounts identified it as a 2008 Ford Edge.
The signal question remained part of the record and investigation
The official record lists Wu as crossing against the signal and cites pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. Gothamist reported that police were still investigating what the traffic signals showed and how fast the driver was going.
Hylan Boulevard is a high-injury Staten Island corridor
The crash occurred at Hylan Boulevard and Benton Avenue in Staten Island. CrashCountNYC location data for the broader Hylan Boulevard corridor lists 1,836 crashes, 1,125 injuries, 51 serious injuries and 11 deaths since 2022.