Teen Driver Hit 75-Year-Old Pedestrian in Auburndale
At about 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2023, an 18-year-old driver in a sedan hit 75-year-old Ana Rosa Infante near 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Auburndale, and police said she died at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital on March 3.
What We Know
At about 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2023, a male driver traveling east in a sedan hit 75-year-old Ana Rosa Infante near 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Auburndale, according to the crash record and police accounts. Police told Patch and amNewYork the driver was 18 and in a Lexus sedan; Gothamist reported police described the sedan as a Toyota. Infante suffered head and body injuries and was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where police said she died on March 3. The driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrests as the investigation continued. The crash record listed driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor and also recorded pedestrian error or confusion.
A February evening crossing turned fatal
The crash record places the collision at 47th Avenue and 192nd Street at about 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2023. It records that a driver in an eastbound sedan was going straight ahead when the driver hit a 75-year-old woman walking there.
Police accounts in the reviewed articles identified the woman as Ana Rosa Infante of Auburndale. Patch and amNewYork reported that she suffered severe head and body injuries.
The crash site was in Auburndale
The crash happened near 47th Avenue and 192nd Street in Auburndale, Queens. The official record lists 47 Avenue at 192 Street, and the reviewed local reports also described the location as in or near that intersection.
Sources disagreed on the sedan model
The crash record lists a 2022 Lexus sedan with one licensed male driver, traveling east and going straight ahead. Patch and amNewYork also reported that an 18-year-old driver was in a Lexus sedan, while Gothamist reported that police described the driver as 18 and in a Toyota sedan.
Infante died after more than a week in the hospital
Police said emergency responders took Infante to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital after the crash. The reviewed reports said she died there on March 3.
Police told the outlets that the driver remained at the scene and that officers had made no arrests as the investigation continued.