Bellerose man, who was arrested in a fatal collision and killed his neighbors on Jericho Turnpike in December: NYPD – QNS

Jericho Turnpike in the 91st Avenue in Bellerosis.

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A Bellerose man was arrested on Tuesday, May 20th, five months after his 78-year-old neighbor was beaten and killed by his vehicle at the jericho turnpike and 91st Avenue, in the 105th district in Queens village.

The deadly collision occurred shortly after 6.40 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2024, when Benjamin Jean-Baptiste (39) from the Ontario Road was behind the wheel of a 2010 pickup from Dodge Ram, which drove north in the 91st Avenue.

When he tried to turn Jericho Turnpike left, he beat a pedestrian who tried to cross Jericho Turnpike only blocks from his house on 91st Street, according to the collision examination command of the NYPD Highway District. Jean-Baptiste stayed at the scene and, according to the investigators, did not ruthless when the collision occurred.

The police from the 105th district reacted to a call for a vehicle collision with a pedestrian at the intersection and found the pedestrian on the street with trauma on the head. Ems hurried to the victim to the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where he was listed in stable condition due to injuries to his head. He was later identified as Jose Jiminez, 78, from the 91st Street in Bellerosis. Jiminez succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead on December 19, 2024.

According to an ongoing examination, Jean-Baptiste was arrested and accused of not giving in to a pedestrian on Tuesday morning and not doing the care that has been at least. He received a desk ticket and ordered to return to the criminal court of Queens on June 9th.