Queens driver charged after 5-year-old was killed in hit-and-run
Police later said Xavier Carchipull was the Dodge pickup driver who hit Jonathan Martinez and left after a Sept. 1, 2022 crash that city records say killed a 5-year-old pedestrian at 100 Street and McIntosh Street.
What We Know
At about 5:28 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2022, a pickup driver making a left turn hit a 5-year-old boy at 100 Street and McIntosh Street in Queens, according to city crash records. News reports identified the child as Jonathan Martinez and said he was crossing with family when the driver left the scene. Police later arrested Xavier Carchipull and said he had been behind the wheel of a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500; reported charges included leaving the scene resulting in death and licensing, inspection, insurance and registration offenses.
A left turn and a child crossing with family
The city crash record places the crash at 5:28 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2022, at 100 Street and McIntosh Street in Queens. It records one person killed: a 5-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection; the record describes the pickup driver's movement before impact as a left turn.
News reports identified the child as Jonathan Martinez. Police said he was crossing with family when the driver in a white Dodge pickup hit him and left. Medics took Jonathan to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The crash was recorded in East Elmhurst
The official record locates the fatal crash at 100 Street and McIntosh Street in Queens, in ZIP code 11369. Press accounts described the area as East Elmhurst and reported that Jonathan lived nearby, with one account saying he was about a block from home.
Jonathan Martinez was 5 years old
Jonathan's father, Richard Martinez, told The Post that the family was coming home from the park and that Jonathan was with his father and siblings when the driver turned. He remembered his son as a very happy child who loved God and publicly asked the driver to surrender.
After the arrest, Jonathan's mother, Jennifer Erez, told the Daily News that the family wanted justice and was grateful police had a suspect in custody.
Police arrested Xavier Carchipull weeks later
Police said they arrested Xavier Carchipull, 40, on Sept. 21, 2022. The Post reported that police alleged he was behind the wheel of a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 and charged him with leaving the scene resulting in death, aggravated unlicensed operation, and operating a motor vehicle without inspection, insurance or registration.
Published accounts agree that the driver made a left turn, but they describe the route differently. The Daily News initially reported the driver was turning left onto McIntosh Street, while later reports described police allegations that placed the driver on McIntosh Street or 100th Street before the turn.