Southbound driver fatally strikes Queens hospital worker.
A southbound driver in a Chevrolet Malibu struck Jihang Ortega, 55, in a 38th Street crosswalk at 34th Avenue around 9:05 p.m. June 14, 2026; the Daily News reported she later died at Elmhurst Hospital.
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What We Know
A 58-year-old woman driving a southbound Chevrolet Malibu struck Jihang Ortega, 55, in the crosswalk at 38th Street and 34th Avenue around 9:05 p.m. June 14, 2026, the Daily News reported. Ortega was returning from a 13-hour shift at Flushing Hospital and was less than two blocks from her Astoria home. Medics took her to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene and was not charged with a crime; the crash remained under investigation at the time of the report.
The collision happened close to home.
A southbound driver in a Chevrolet Malibu struck Ortega as she crossed 38th Street in the crosswalk at 34th Avenue around 9:05 p.m. June 14, 2026, the Daily News reported. She was less than two blocks from her Astoria home. Medics took her to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Ortega sent money to her family in Korea.
Ortega was a dialysis specialist at Flushing Hospital and worked long shifts. After she failed to return home, coworkers who regularly called her learned she had been struck. The Daily News reported that she sent money to her family in Korea.
The crash remained under investigation.
The Daily News reported that the 58-year-old woman driving remained at the scene and was not charged with a crime. The crash remained under investigation at the time of the newspaper's June 22 report.
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