Distracted driver turns, kills Staten Island man
An 80-year-old driver making a left on Arthur Kill Road hit a 60-year-old man walking outside the intersection. Police logged distraction and failure to yield as the man died with hip and leg injuries.
What We Know
A 60-year-old man walking along Arthur Kill Road near Richmond Avenue on Staten Island was hit and killed by an 80-year-old woman driving a 2013 Honda sedan west and making a left turn. According to the police report, officers recorded driver inattention and failure to yield the right of way as contributing factors. The pedestrian suffered fatal hip and upper leg injuries. The driver was recorded as an occupant with no physical injury. The crash occurred on an arterial road on a Sunday evening.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 60; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Does Not Apply; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2013 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Sedan
2013 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Arthur Kill Rd & Richmond Ave, Staten Island
Press Articles
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