Driver fatally strikes pedestrian on 32nd Avenue in Jackson Heights.
A 19-year-old driver fatally struck Arfath Dewan, 32, near 32nd Avenue and 79th Street in Jackson Heights, police told QNS, in a collision officially recorded at 9:14 p.m. on November 15, 2022.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told QNS that a 19-year-old man driving a Mazda 6 west on 32nd Avenue struck Arfath Dewan as he crossed near 79th Street. The driver stayed at the scene. The official record lists one pedestrian death and driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor; QNS reported that no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing.
The driver was traveling west.
According to the preliminary police investigation reported by QNS, the 19-year-old driver was traveling west in a 2021 Mazda 6 sedan and had just passed 79th Street with the traffic signal in his favor. He struck Dewan as Dewan crossed 32nd Avenue from south to north.
The official record places the collision on 32nd Avenue at 9:14 p.m. on November 15, 2022, and records one pedestrian death.
Dewan lived nearby.
Police identified the pedestrian as Arfath Dewan, 32, who lived on 79th Street near Travers Park, QNS reported. Officers found him in the roadway with head trauma. EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver remained at the scene.
QNS reported that the driver was not injured and stayed at the scene. No arrests had been made at the time of the report, and police were continuing their investigation.
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
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