Driver dies after Forest Avenue crash in West Brighton
The official record lists a 31-year-old driver killed at Forest Avenue and North Burgher Avenue on May 9; police told the Daily News that Christopher Sabbagh lost control about a mile from home and hit a utility pole, then a parked Ford SUV.
What We Know
Christopher Sabbagh, 31, was driving a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage west on Forest Avenue in West Brighton shortly before 9:50 p.m. on May 9 when police said he lost control, hit a utility pole and then hit a parked Ford SUV at North Burgher Avenue. Medics took him to Richmond University Medical Center, where he died. The official crash record identifies the person killed as the sedan driver and lists a parked 2022 Ford Explorer as the other vehicle. Police said the crash remained under investigation, and no arrests or charges had been announced in the reviewed coverage.
Police described a westbound crash on Forest Avenue
Police told the Daily News that Christopher Sabbagh was driving west on Forest Avenue in a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage when he lost control near North Burgher Avenue, hit a utility pole and then hit a parked Ford SUV. The official record places the crash at 9:49 p.m. and lists the other vehicle as a parked 2022 Ford Explorer.
Christopher Sabbagh died after medics took him to the hospital
The official record identifies the person killed as the 31-year-old male driver of the sedan. The Daily News identified him as Christopher Sabbagh and reported that medics rushed him to Richmond University Medical Center, where he could not be saved.
Forest Avenue is a busy Staten Island corridor
The crash happened at Forest Avenue and North Burgher Avenue in Staten Island. Along Forest Avenue in Staten Island, CrashCountNYC recorded 859 crashes, 536 injuries, 34 serious injuries and 6 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Investigators had not announced a cause or charges
Police said they were investigating what caused Sabbagh to crash. Hoodline reported that the NYPD had not announced any arrests or charges in connection with the collision.