Driver dies after Forest Avenue crash in West Brighton
A 31-year-old driver was killed at Forest Avenue and North Burgher Avenue on May 9, 2026, after police said Christopher Sabbagh lost control while driving west and hit a utility pole and a parked Ford SUV.
What We Know
Christopher Sabbagh, 31, was driving west on Forest Avenue in West Brighton at about 9:50 p.m. on May 9, 2026, when police said he lost control near North Burgher Avenue. According to the Daily News, he hit a utility pole and then a parked Ford SUV. City crash data lists the fatality as a 31-year-old male driver and records a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage and a parked 2022 Ford Explorer in the crash. Medics took Sabbagh to Richmond University Medical Center, where he could not be saved. Police said they were investigating what caused the crash.
Police described a westbound crash near North Burgher Avenue
Police told the Daily News that Christopher Sabbagh, 31, was driving west on Forest Avenue in a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage when he lost control near North Burgher Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. on May 9, 2026.
The account says Sabbagh hit a utility pole and then a parked Ford SUV. City crash data records the other vehicle as a parked 2022 Ford Explorer and lists no other occupants in it.
Forest Avenue has seen repeated serious crashes
The crash happened at Forest Avenue and North Burgher Avenue in Staten Island. CrashCountNYC location data for Forest Avenue in Staten Island shows 859 crashes, 536 injuries, 34 serious injuries and 6 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
Sabbagh died after medics took him to the hospital
Medics rushed Sabbagh to Richmond University Medical Center, where he could not be saved, the Daily News reported. Police said they were investigating what caused him to crash.