Driver in SUV Fatally Hit Pedestrian on Beach Channel Drive
A 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit 42-year-old George Robinson near Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway on June 7, and Robinson died at Jamaica Hospital days later.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
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What We Know
On the night of June 7, a 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit George Robinson, 42, on Beach Channel Drive near Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway. Police accounts reported by the Daily News said Robinson had stepped into the westbound lane before the impact. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital with a head injury, and he died there the following Wednesday. The driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested; the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad handled the case.
A late-night crash led to a hospital death
Around 11 p.m. on June 7, a 32-year-old driver in a 2017 Kia Sorento hit George Robinson, 42, on Beach Channel Drive near Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway, according to police accounts reported by the Daily News and Hoodline.
EMS took Robinson to Jamaica Hospital with a head injury. He died there the following Wednesday after more than a week in the hospital.
Beach Channel Drive is a Far Rockaway safety focus
The crash happened near Beach Channel Drive and Horton Avenue in Far Rockaway. Hoodline reported that Beach Channel Drive has been part of Vision Zero and city transportation planning for downtown Far Rockaway, with intersections along the corridor flagged for reconstruction and pedestrian-safety upgrades.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
Police said the 32-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested. The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad investigated the case.