A 57-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver outside a Queens social security center in broad daylight this week, cops said.<\/p>\n
Suzanne Schmeider, 57, was crossing Jamaica Avenue mid-block in front of the facility around 3 p.m. Wednesday when the dark-colored 2001 Lincoln LS rammed into her, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sedan driver fled the scene, leaving Schmeider in the roadway with severe trauma to her head and body, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suzanne Schmeider, 57, was crossing Jamaica Avenue mid-block Wednesday afternoon when the dark-colored 2001 Lincoln LS rammed into her, police said. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
Schmeider \u2013 who lives just over a mile from the scene \u2013 was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are just trying to move forward,\u201d Schmieder\u2019s daughter, Sydney, told The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s under investigation right now. The police are doing a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schmeider \u2013 who lives just over a mile from the scene \u2013 died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
Sydney launched a GoFundMe page for her mother, hoping to help cover funeral expenses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to give my mother a proper celebration and honor the strong, independent and loving woman she was,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
No arrests had been made in connection to the deadly crash by Friday.<\/p>\n
One security guard told The Post he recalled seeing the car speeding by at the time of the broad-daylight crash.<\/p>\n
A single sneaker could be seen in the middle of the street as police investigated. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
\u201cIt blew through the light and hit the woman and hit a bus and kept going,\u201d the worker said.<\/p>\n
Another guard said he was coming back from lunch when he stumbled upon the disturbing scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw the woman laying on the ground.\u00a0I didn\u2019t see any blood,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A single sneaker could be seen in the middle of the street in the aftermath.<\/p>\n
Schmieder was \u201ca strong, independent and loving woman,\u201d her daughter said. gofundme<\/p>\n
A nearby store owner said it is very common to see people crossing mid-block while\u00a0coming from or going from the social security office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople come in here and ask me where is the social security office,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell them it\u2019s across the street and they want to cross and I say \u2018No, cross at the light.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that motorists tend to zoom down Jamaica Avenue once they cross Parsons Boulevard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe street opens up, it\u2019s wider and they think they are on the highway,\u201d the owner added. \u201cI feel bad and upset. I don\u2019t want to see anybody die like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fleeing motorist \u2014 who was driving in a bus and truck only zone \u2014 was still on the loose Friday. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
Cars are not supposed to pass in that area at that time, sources said.<\/p>\n
A Department of Transportation sign is posted on the corner, warning motorists, \u201cDo not enter, except trucks and buses 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n