Driver Hits Far Rockaway Pedestrian; George Robinson Dies
A 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit George Robinson near Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway, and Robinson died at Jamaica Hospital after more than a week with a head injury.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
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What We Know
George Robinson, 42, was hit around 11 p.m. on June 7 near Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway, according to the Daily News. The report said Robinson had stepped into the westbound lane before a 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit him. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital with a head injury and died there more than a week later. The driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad investigated.
A late-night collision on Beach Channel Drive
The Daily News reported that George Robinson, 42, stepped into the westbound lane of Beach Channel Drive near Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway around 11 p.m. on June 7 before a 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit him.
George Robinson died after more than a week in the hospital
Robinson was taken to Jamaica Hospital with a head injury. The Daily News reported on June 20 that he died there the previous Wednesday after lingering for more than a week.
Where
Beach Channel Dr. and Horton Ave., Far Rockaway, Queens
Press Articles
Source Data
- Press report
- NYC police crash record not linked