Hit-and-run driver fatally injures woman in Jackson Heights
A driver hit a woman at 37th Avenue and 90th Street in Queens on February 1, 2024, and fled before she died at Elmhurst Hospital Center, police told the New York Post.
What We Know
A driver heading east on 37th Avenue hit a woman who was crossing 90th Street in Jackson Heights early on February 1, 2024, police told the New York Post. The driver fled, and the woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where she died. The official crash record places the crash at 6:42 a.m. at 37 Avenue and 90 Street in Queens and records one pedestrian death, with unsafe speed listed as a contributing factor. The official record lists the pedestrian as 60, while the Post, citing police, reported she was 67.
Early-morning crossing turned fatal
The official record places the crash at 6:42 a.m. on February 1, 2024, at 37 Avenue and 90 Street in Queens, and records one pedestrian death.
37th Avenue has a record of serious harm
The crash happened at 37th Avenue and 90th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens.
Across 37th Avenue in Queens, CrashCountNYC recorded 1,173 crashes, 670 injuries, 55 serious injuries and 6 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Records disagree on the woman’s age
The official crash record lists the pedestrian as a 60-year-old woman. The New York Post, citing police, reported that she was 67.
Speed and traffic-control violations appear in the records
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the crash. In the pedestrian record, it also lists traffic-control disregard and pedestrian error or confusion. The Post reported the case as a hit-and-run, with police saying the driver left the scene.