A senior woman died of her injuries on New Year’s Day after she was hit by a car while crossing the street in Flushing.
According to police, at 5:51 p.m. on Jan. 1, the NYPD responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian struck in the vicinity of Parsons Boulevard and Northern Boulevard. Upon their arrival, police found that 74-year-old Ok J. Kang had been hit by a 2015 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 43-year-old man while crossing the street near her home on Northern Boulevard.
Kang was rushed to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Queens, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Jeep remained at the scene. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
