Driver hits 66-year-old on South Avenue; Jean Victorin dies
A 22-year-old driver in a 2014 Audi Q5 hit 66-year-old Jean Victorin as he crossed South Avenue; Victorin died a week later.
What We Know
Jean Victorin, a 66-year-old Staten Island resident, was crossing South Avenue near Forest Avenue on Jan. 4, 2026, when a 22-year-old male driver in a southbound 2014 Audi Q5 hit him, according to police and the official crash record. Emergency services personnel took Victorin to Richmond University Hospital with a head injury that police initially described as not life-threatening. NYPD later said his condition deteriorated, and he died on Jan. 11. The driver remained at the scene and was not arrested, amNewYork reported. The official record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and a vehicle entry also lists driver inexperience.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4869628
Date
January 4, 2026
Time
1:54 p.m.
Location
South Ave & Forest Ave
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
SUV, Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle
Contributing factors listed
Driver Inattention/Distraction, Driver Inexperience
A crossing pedestrian was injured on Jan. 4 and died a week later
The crash happened at 1:54 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2026, on South Avenue near Forest Avenue. The official record says a male driver in a southbound SUV was going straight ahead when he hit a 66-year-old male pedestrian who was crossing away from an intersection.
NYPD told amNewYork the pedestrian was Jean Victorin, a Staten Island resident. Emergency services personnel took him to Richmond University Hospital with a head injury that police first considered not life-threatening. Police later said his condition deteriorated, and he died on Jan. 11.
South Avenue near Forest Avenue
The official crash record places the collision on South Avenue at Forest Avenue in Staten Island. NYPD, as reported by amNewYork, described the location as South Avenue near Forest Avenue within the 121st Precinct.
amNewYork also reported Crashmapper data showing three crashes with three injuries at the nearby South Avenue and Forest Avenue intersection over the prior year, and two crashes with three injuries at South Avenue and Wemple Street over the same period.
Police identified the driver and vehicle details
NYPD told amNewYork that the driver was a 22-year-old man in a 2014 Audi Q5. The official record describes the vehicle as a 2014 Audi SUV traveling south, with one occupant and left-front damage recorded after the crash.
The driver remained at the scene
amNewYork reported, citing police, that the driver remained at the scene and was not arrested. NYPD said its Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate.