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NYPD car struck and killed 52-year-old woman in Far Rockaway
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Bahar Ostadan
Published Feb 18, 2023
Modified Feb 19, 2023
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Published Feb 18, 2023
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An NYPD vehicle struck and killed a 52-year-old woman walking along Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway on Friday night.
Four officers in the police SUV were responding to an emergency call at around 8:30 p.m. when the SUV tried to pass a Toyota Corolla that was also driving along Beach Channel Drive, the NYPD said. The Corolla began making a left turn, and the police SUV hit its driver's side, according to the NYPD. The Corolla spun out in the intersection with Bay 32nd Street, and the crash sent the police SUV toward the pedestrian, standing in the bicycle lane of Beach Channel Drive, police said.
The police car then hit the woman, went onto the sidewalk and hit an unoccupied vehicle in a parking lot, the NYPD said.
The woman was lying on the road with head trauma before she was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead, police said.
The other driver involved in the crash was not injured, and remained at the scene, police said. The four police officers in the SUV were transported to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital and sustained minor injuries.
Police said they’re not identifying the victim until her family is notified. They did not name the four officers involved.
The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad said Saturday morning that the investigation was still ongoing.
Earlier in the evening, a 7-year-old girl was also struck by a car and killed in Astoria.
Police said a 46-year-old woman driving a Ford Explorer blew a stop sign at the intersection of Newton Road and 45 Street, striking the child who was crossing the street. She was transported to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
No arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing, the NYPD said.
This article has been updated with more information about the circumstances of the crash.
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