Driver arrested 5 months after fatally striking 78-year-old man in Queens
A driver has been arrested five months after fatally striking a 78-year-old man crossing a heavily traveled Queens intersection, police said Wednesday.
Benjamin Jean-Baptiste remained at the scene following the Dec. 14 crash at Jericho Turnpike and 91st Ave. in Bellerose, cops said.
On Tuesday, cops charged him with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, both misdemeanors.
Jean-Baptiste was driving a 2010 Dodge Ram pick-up truck north on 91st Ave. when he made a left turn onto the turnpike and struck Jose Jimenez, who was trying to cross the thoroughfare, about 6:40 p.m., according to cops.
Jimenez suffered a massive head injury and was rushed to North Shore University Hospital, cops said. He died of his injuries a week after the crash.
The victim lived a few blocks away from crash and from the driver's nearby home.
Jean-Baptiste was given a desk appearance ticket and is expected to answer the charges in court in a few weeks, police said.
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