{"id":46758,"date":"2025-11-21T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/46758\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:16:08","slug":"nypd-announces-death-of-staten-island-man-hit-by-car-at-dangerous-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/46758\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD announces death of Staten Island man hit by car at dangerous intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DMS4CYXQV5HKROETFZKLVHFHIQ\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Police have identified Robert Farina, 60, of Port Richmond, as the victim in a fatal crash that occurred last month in Greenridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"A26XR5IN45BWTC2MKWG3LWEEHI\">According to the NYPD, on Sunday, Oct. 26, at approximately 6:45 p.m., police received a report of a pedestrian struck at Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Avenue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TOUP6W6B4FFRZD4WCRC4JLIUJI\">That intersection was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2025\/02\/infamous-intersections-the-9-most-dangerous-junctions-on-staten-island-in-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2025\/02\/infamous-intersections-the-9-most-dangerous-junctions-on-staten-island-in-2024.html\">listed as one of the most dangerous on Staten Island<\/a> based on 2024 crash data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SW2RGN2ZF5B4VEWTQBCHGB6OT4\">The NYPD Highway District\u2019s Collision Investigation Squad determined that a 2013 Honda Civic, operated by an 80-year-old female, was traveling westbound on Arthur Kill Road when she struck Farina, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HAC76NBZW5FKXOTI3SHULSSU4M\">Farina was rushed by EMS to Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Prince\u2019s Bay, in stable condition but later died from his injuries, according to a statement released by the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OMNQVJY5RJGOTBOHQ7NR2SHFO4\">No charges have been filed at this time and the investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District\u2019s Collision Investigation Squad, police said. <\/p>\n<p>2nd fatal crash in October<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IUJFBSVEIFHQVAASMG3CXJUKLQ\">The fatal crash occurred weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/crime-safety\/2025\/10\/police-identify-charleston-woman-66-killed-in-staten-island-pedestrian-crash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">66-year-old Meiyun Chen of Charleston<\/a> was struck and killed at Veterans Road East and Bloomingdale Road in her neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MU7ODU44BVCOFCNOAOTMWLXY5A\">An investigation into that crash indicated that a 48-year-old woman was operating a 2024 Mazda CX-90 traveling eastbound on Veterans Road East when she struck Chen, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"A5BLEOGSKVAUBEJC25U4UQ7EGQ\">EMS transported Chen to Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, where she died, a police spokesperson told the Advance\/SILive.com.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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