Off-duty NYPD officer struck Queens pedestrian in fatal crash
An off-duty NYPD officer turned left from 32nd Avenue onto 92nd Street and struck Alba Giraldo, 67, in a marked crosswalk, QNS reported; the official record places the Queens collision at 8:47 p.m. on April 25, 2026, and records one pedestrian death.
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What We Know
QNS reported that a 27-year-old off-duty NYPD officer was driving west on 32nd Avenue, turned left onto 92nd Street and struck Giraldo as she crossed a marked crosswalk. The official record places the collision at 8:47 p.m. on April 25, 2026, and records one pedestrian death. Hoodline, citing the attorney general's preliminary account, reported a time of about 8:46 p.m. QNS described the vehicle as a 2020 Jeep Gladiator; the official record lists a 2020 Jeep and classifies its type as a station wagon or SUV. The Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation opened an assessment into the death.
The officer was making a left turn.
QNS reported that a 27-year-old off-duty NYPD officer was driving west on 32nd Avenue, turned left onto 92nd Street and struck Giraldo as she crossed in a marked crosswalk. QNS said he remained at the scene.
The official record lists the collision at 8:47 p.m. on April 25, 2026. Hoodline, citing the attorney general's preliminary account, reported a time of about 8:46 p.m.
The collision happened near Giraldo's home.
The official record places the collision at 32nd Avenue and 92nd Street in Queens. QNS described Giraldo as a Jackson Heights resident of 92nd Street who was walking home and was struck just steps from her residence.
Reports describe the Jeep differently.
QNS identified the vehicle driven by the officer as a 2020 Jeep Gladiator. The official vehicle record lists a 2020 Jeep and classifies its type as a station wagon or SUV.
Giraldo was pronounced dead on April 28.
QNS reported that EMS took Giraldo to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition and that she was pronounced dead on April 28. Hoodline, citing the attorney general's preliminary account, also reported that she was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead on April 28. QNS said the officer was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and listed in stable condition.
The Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation opened an assessment into the death. QNS reported that the office began its investigation on May 1, and that as of May 7 there had been no arrests and the NYPD's Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation. Hoodline said the assessment would determine whether a full criminal inquiry was warranted.