NYPD: She Walked Against Light
Another life was taken on the “Boulevard of Death” last Saturday night, May 3, after a vehicle fatally struck a woman attempting to cross Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, police reported.
The victim’s identity-a female believed to be in her 60s-was not disclosed by the NYPD pending family notification.
Reportedly, the deadly accident occurred at about 8:28 p.m. last Saturday near the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue.
According to information obtained by police, the victim was walking through the crosswalk of Queens Boulevard against the traffic signal when she was struck by a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu heading westbound on the boulevard.
The driver stopped the vehicle and remained at the scene following the accident, authorities noted.
Members of the 112th Precinct and EMS units rushed to the scene. The woman, who suffered head trauma, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Jamaica Hospital medical Center.
No charges were filed against the driver, and no criminality is suspected, law enforcement sources said.
The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is continuing its inquiry, police said.
