Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 78-Year-Old on Northern Boulevard
City records show a 78-year-old woman was killed while crossing Northern Boulevard at Parsons Boulevard; police told local outlets a westbound hit-and-run driver in a gray or dark minivan hit Jung Sook Ung and left the scene.
What We Know
On Friday, March 14, 2025, a driver fatally hit a 78-year-old woman on Northern Boulevard at Parsons Boulevard in Queens. City records say the pedestrian was killed at about 9:38 p.m. while crossing away from an intersection and outside a signal or crosswalk. Police told local outlets the driver was traveling westbound and left the scene after the crash. The NYPD later identified the woman as Jung Sook Ung. Source descriptions of the driver’s vehicle differ: the city crash record lists a sport utility vehicle, while the news reports described a gray or dark-colored minivan. City vehicle data also records driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. EMS took Ung to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, and police said no arrests had been made as the investigation continued.
A late-night crossing turned fatal
The city crash record places the crash at Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard in Queens at about 9:38 p.m. on March 14, 2025. It records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police told local outlets the 78-year-old woman was crossing Northern Boulevard mid-block when a westbound driver hit her and left the scene. amNY reported that investigators placed the crossing in front of 144-36 Northern Blvd.
Northern Boulevard has a long crash record
The crash happened at Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard in Queens. CrashCountNYC’s street context for Northern Boulevard in Queens shows 3,399 crashes, 2,139 injuries, 137 serious injuries and 11 deaths since 2022.
Police identified the woman who died
The NYPD identified the victim as Jung Sook Ung, 78. amNY reported that she lived in an apartment building on 158th Street at Station Road, nearly a mile from the crash scene.
EMS took Ung to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Sources describe the driver’s vehicle differently
City crash data lists a 2014 Nissan car/SUV traveling west and going straight before impact, with center-front damage recorded. The same vehicle record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
The news reports, citing police, described the driver’s vehicle as a minivan. amNY called it a possible gray minivan, while the Daily News described it as dark-colored.
Police said the driver had not been arrested
Both local reports said the driver did not stop. amNY reported that the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing to investigate and that no arrests had been made.