NYPD reports that tonight, a seven-year-old girl died following being run over at the intersection of 46th Street and Newtown Road in Astoria, Queens.
In the accident, which is under investigation, a 46-year-old woman whose identity has not been released was driving a 2021 Ford Explorer when she struck the girl.
Realizing what happened, the woman stopped the car, and stayed at the scene of the accidentwaiting for the police.
The girl was immediately taken to Elmhurst Hospital where she was declared dead.
It is not clear if the girl was walking alone or with an adult.
The accident is under investigation.
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This Friday night, family members, members of the community and authorities gathered to pay tribute to Jonathan Martínez, the 5-year-old boy who died in a collision in Queens on September 1.
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The tragic accident happened when Jonathan was walking with his father and two brothers on their way home following an followingnoon of playing in the park.
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“The four of us came so happy,” says her father, Mexican immigrant Richard Martinez. “I told them I was going to buy pizza. I ordered the pizza and in the blink of an eye they take my child”.
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And he assures that his son’s death was not incidental. “As seen in the video. It was not an accident. It was not. He did it on purpose.”
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Martínez comments that he and the driver had eye contact: “When I saw him, he looked away. It was when he ran over my son, and I mightn’t do anything anymore ”.
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“I mightn’t do anything because the tires ran all over his body… I mightn’t even give him first aid because he was already bleeding from his nose, ears and mouth.”
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The inconsolable father also says that his son was a very advanced child for his age, “intelligent and very sensitive.”
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That sensitivity prompted him to make a promise to his father: “He used to tell me: When I grow up, I’m going to buy you a house, dad.”
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Martínez made these statements, during the vigil that Esperanza Ceballos, presenter of Univision 41, broadcast on Facebook Live, where they also remembered him as a child who was “only smiles”, a lover of Spider-Man toys and cars.
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His best friends were his brothers Joel, Joshua and his sister Joanna…. And he adored his parents.
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Since he liked to study, he already had all his school supplies for back to school.
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Jonathan was stamped on the hearts of everyone who knew him. “He was a happy boy, who loved to sing, dance and worship our Lord,” said family friend Cynthia Calle.
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“His personality lit up the whole room and filled all of our hearts,” Calle added in a GoFundMe account, where she is helping the family raise the cost of Jonathan’s funeral.
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The little boy’s death shocked the community so much that members of the NYPD, the fire department and even community leaders gathered at the vigil in his honor.
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Neighbors and relatives were also present and many of them prayed that the family find comfort in this tragedy.
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In tears, Jonathan’s father called for justice, while NYPD reminds that if anyone recognizes the white Dodge Ram vehicle, call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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There is still no date for the child’s birth, but they consider that it will be next week.
