Driver turning left kills pedestrian at Forest and South avenues.
A driver turning left in a Ford van fatally struck Yingqui Liu, 73, at Forest and South avenues on Staten Island in a collision recorded at 3 p.m. on November 21, 2022, according to the official record and police cited by Streetsblog.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Yingqui Liu was crossing South Avenue when a driver turning left from Forest Avenue struck him, according to police cited by Streetsblog. The official record places the collision at 3 p.m. on November 21, 2022, and records one pedestrian death. Streetsblog reported that police did not charge the driver.
The driver was turning left.
Police told Streetsblog that Liu was crossing South Avenue when the driver turned left from Forest Avenue and struck him. The official record identifies Liu as a 73-year-old male pedestrian and records one death and no other injuries.
The official vehicle record lists a 2006 Ford van with two occupants and describes the driver's movement as a left turn.
The intersection raised pedestrian safety concerns.
The collision happened at Forest and South avenues on Staten Island. Streetsblog reported that a Google image taken about a month before the crash showed no proper pedestrian signal on the western side of the crosswalk.
Police reported no charges.
Streetsblog reported that police did not charge the driver and did not release his name.
Rose Uscianowski, Transportation Alternatives' Staten Island and South Brooklyn organizer, called for safer pedestrian and bicycle access between the Bayonne and Goethals bridges. "Yingqui Liu should be alive today," she said.