A rampaging Chevrolet Suburban driver vaulted a Queens sidewalk and mowed down a 16-year-old lady he argued with early Saturday, killing her in a horrific crash caught on video, police stated.
The 38-year-old driver additionally struck a 32-year-old, believed to be the useless teen’s mom, at Roosevelt Ave. and Benham St. in Jackson Heights. The older girl was hospitalized, however is predicted to recuperate.
Sufferer Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez was strolling away from the Suburban, apparently unaware that the SUV was barreling towards her, in accordance with the witness, who wished to not be named.
“She was walking,” the cashier stated. “He hit her in the back. I was working. I came outside and I saw somebody cry, and somebody scream.”
Police sources stated the motive force was standing by a bar on Roosevelt Ave., close to his grey 2009 Suburban with North Carolina license plates, beneath the elevated No. 7 subway line, as Jhoanny, the older girl and two different pedestrians walked by at round 4:15 a.m.
The Suburban driver, who police imagine was intoxicated, made a lewd remark to the teenager, sparking an argument between him, Jhoanny, her mom and two others, certainly one of whom is believed to be Jhoanny’s boyfriend.
The foursome then walked off, witnesses advised police. It wasn’t instantly clear if the motive force and Jhoanny knew one another, or what precisely was stated.
The sufferer was greater than a half a block away when the motive force bought into his Suburban and sped down Roosevelt Ave., cops stated.
Video recovered on the scene reveals Jhoanny and the others crossing Benham St. at Roosevelt Ave. They’d simply reached the nook when the SUV raced by, leapt onto the sidewalk and slammed into them.
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Video recovered on the scene reveals Jhoanny and the others crossing Benham St. at Roosevelt Ave. They’d simply reached the nook when the SUV raced by, leapt onto the sidewalk and slammed into them.
A person with them jumped away on the final second, the video reveals.
The huge SUV remained on the sidewalk for about 10 seconds earlier than it reversed and sped on down one-way Benham St., heading within the fallacious route, the video reveals.
“He hit the girl, then tried to run away,” the cashier stated. “He backed away and he went (down) the wrong-way street.”
The motive force didn’t make it far, although. A brief distance away, he slammed into an unoccupied parked automobile. He then deserted the Suburban and ran off on foot, solely to be arrested by responding officers.
Jhoanny died on the scene. The teenager lived in Washington Heights, in Manhattan, about 11 miles from the place she was killed.
“I sent my delivery man (to check it out),” the cashier stated. “He told me (it was) some girl. Her stomach is outside.”
EMS rushed the 32-year-old girl to Elmhurst Hospital, the place she’s anticipated to outlive.
Cops closed off Roosevelt Ave. by Benham St. Saturday as they continued their investigation.
The motive force was sitting behind the wheel of his idling grey 2009 Suburban with North Carolina license plates close to the nook of Roosevelt Ave. and Benham St. (Theodore Parisienne/New York Each day Information)
A bloody shoe was discovered about two-and-a-half blocks away from the spot the place the Suburban crashed into the parked automobile. It’s believed the shoe bought caught within the SUV’s body when it rammed Jhoanny and the opposite sufferer, then flew unfastened when it struck the parked automobile.
Police on Saturday afternoon had been ready on a search warrant for the SUV earlier than going via it.
Cops have declared the incident a murder. Legal fees towards the Suburban driver, who has not been recognized, had been pending Saturday.
The Suburban driver, who police imagine was intoxicated, made a lewd remark to the teenager, sparking an argument between him, Jhoanny, her mom and two others, certainly one of whom is believed to be Jhoanny’s boyfriend. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
Sufferer Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez was strolling away from the Suburban, apparently unaware that the SUV was barreling towards her, in accordance with the witness, who wished to not be named. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
A pair of blood splattered white Nike sneakers was discovered on Whitney Avenue. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
Jhoanny died on the scene. The teenager lived in Washington Heights, in Manhattan, about 11 miles from the place she was killed. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
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The Suburban driver, who police imagine was intoxicated, made a lewd remark to the teenager, sparking an argument between him, Jhoanny, her mom and two others, certainly one of whom is believed to be Jhoanny’s boyfriend. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
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Regardless of the early hour, there have been a few half-dozen folks milling in regards to the nook within the moments earlier than the crash, the video reveals.
During the last a number of months, the town has completed an enormous multi-agency crackdown on that part of Roosevelt Ave. to curb prostitution, unlicensed distributors and different quality-of-life offenses.
The initiative, dubbed “Operation Restore Roosevelt,” started late final 12 months and has been credited for bringing down crime within the space by 28% as of June.
Space residents, nonetheless, imagine extra work must be completed. In late August, a gaggle rallied to name on the federal authorities to step in and assist tamp down crime within the space.
Initially Revealed: September 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM EDT
