Hit-and-run driver fatally injures 78-year-old on Northern Boulevard
A driver traveling west on Northern Boulevard fatally injured 78-year-old pedestrian Jung Sook Ung near Parsons Boulevard on March 14, and police said the driver left the scene.
What We Know
A driver traveling west on Northern Boulevard fatally injured a 78-year-old woman near Parsons Boulevard in Queens on March 14, 2025. Police told reporters the driver left the scene after hitting the woman as she crossed mid-block. EMS took her to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, and the NYPD later identified her as Jung Sook Ung. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and describes the involved vehicle as a station wagon or SUV; news reports, citing police, described the vehicle as a possible gray or dark-colored minivan. Police reported no arrests in the reviewed coverage.
Police said the driver left after the crash
The official record places the crash at Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard at 9:38 p.m. on March 14, 2025, and records one pedestrian death. News reports citing police said Jung Sook Ung, 78, was crossing Northern Boulevard mid-block when a westbound driver hit her and continued away from the scene.
EMS took Ung to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the reviewed news reports.
Northern Boulevard has a long record of severe crashes
The crash happened near Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard in Queens. CrashCountNYC’s location context for Northern Boulevard in Queens counts 3,399 crashes, 2,139 injuries, 137 serious injuries and 11 deaths since 2022.
The woman killed was identified as Jung Sook Ung
The NYPD identified the pedestrian killed as Jung Sook Ung. amNY reported that she lived in an apartment building on 158th Street at Station Road, nearly a mile from the crash scene.
Records and reports describe the involved vehicle differently
The official crash record describes the involved vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling west and going straight ahead, with driver inattention or distraction recorded for the driver. News reports citing police described the driver as being in a possible gray or dark-colored minivan.
The investigation continued after the fatal hit-and-run
Both reviewed reports said the driver did not stop and that no arrests had been made. amNY reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate.