Crime & Safety
5 Pedestrians Hit In Same-Day Jamaica Avenue Crashes
The two crashes — on the same day and the same street, in two different parts of Queens — left two in critical condition, reports say.
JAMAICA, QUEENS — A Queens woman and her grandson were crossing Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill on Saturday when a driver slammed into them, according to news reports.
Just a few hours later and three miles east, a driver jumped the curb at Jamaica Avenue and Woodhull, injuring three pedestrians.
The two crashes — on the same day and the same street, in two different neighborhoods of Queens — left two people in critical condition, according to the New York Daily News.
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In the first crash, about 11:15 a.m. Saturday, a driver was turning onto Jamaica Avenue at 115th Street and hit a 56-year-old woman and her grandson. The grandmother is now fighting for her life at Jamaica Hospital, the Daily News reported.
Several hours later, about 4:30 p.m., a 66-year-old driver trying to beat a red light at the intersection of Jamaica and Woodhull went onto the sidewalk and hit three women, according to the Daily News. One of the pedestrians was critically hurt.
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Police have not arrested either driver.
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