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Pedestrian With Infant in a Stroller Fatally Struck by Pick-up Truck Driver in Queens

Pedestrian With Infant in a Stroller Fatally Struck by Pick-up Truck Driver in Queens

Queens, NYC – A 58-year-old woman was killed, while holding her 19-month-old granddaughter in a stroller, when a 43-year-old unlicensed driver of a 2015 GMC Sierra struck her at the crosswalk on the Cross Island Parkway near 150th Street in Whitestone at around 10:30 a.m. on Jun 24. The pedestrian was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital where she could not be saved, while the infant was taken to Long Island Jewish Cohen Children’s Medical Center and is expected to survive.

NYPD statistics show a 50% increase in casualties from traffic-related crashes compared to the same period last year. If you or a family member has been a victim of an auto accident in NYC, consult the personal injury lawyers at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, PC to obtain your entitled compensation. Call 1-877-ASK4SAM or connect here for a free consultation.

This post is intended to provide helpful information to improve the safety of those who live and work in the NYC area. We hope that it will help our readers avoid injury accidents and know what to do if they’ve been involved in one themselves. At Ask4SAM, sole goal is to help those who have been injured in an accident in one of the boroughs of New York City. Information in this post should not be considered solicitation, nor should it be construed as medical or legal advice.