Driver Hits George Robinson on Beach Channel Drive; He Dies
A 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit George Robinson, 42, 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.
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What We Know
George Robinson, 42, was hit near Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway around 11 p.m. on June 7, after police said he stepped into the westbound lane. The Daily News reported that a 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento stayed at the scene and was not arrested. Robinson was taken to Jamaica Hospital with a head injury and died there more than a week later. Police said the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad investigated the crash.
What police said happened on Beach Channel Drive
George Robinson, 42, was hit around 11 p.m. on June 7 near Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway. Police said he had stepped into the westbound lane before a driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit him.
Robinson died after more than a week in the hospital
Emergency responders took Robinson to Jamaica Hospital with a head injury. He died there the following Wednesday after lingering for more than a week, according to the Daily News.
Where
Beach Channel Drive near Horton Avenue, Far Rockaway, Queens