12-03-2025
NYC family horrified after hit-and-run driver plows into mom
RICHMOND HILL, Queens (PIX11) — The family of a Queens woman remains in shock after she was hit by a vehicle that kept going on Sunday.
The family is horrified by what happened and is now asking for help finding the driver.
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Exclusive surveillance video obtained by PIX11 News shows a woman crossing the street at Lefferts Boulevard and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill around midnight early Sunday. A vehicle plowed into her and didn't stop.
The daughter of the 58-year-old victim is still trying to process what happened. She spoke exclusively to PIX11 News but asked to not have her identity revealed out of safety concerns.
She said her mother, who is a health care aide, was coming home from work when she was struck.
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'My mom rolled on the windshield of the car and fell down. The car actually went around her and hit her left leg, fracturing her tibia bone and left her with severe injuries to the left side of her body, and essentially just drove off,' the daughter said. 'My heart dropped. My heart broke. I felt devastated and helpless.'
Kevin Maraj was in the area and saw the crash happen. He rushed out to help.
'She was just in bad pain. She couldn't get up, so I said, 'Don't move, I'm going to make sure the next vehicle doesn't run her over,' because she was wearing all black,' Maraj said.
Maraj and others in the community are hoping the driver turns themself in.
'It's crazy, very crazy experience,' Maraj said. 'That person got no heart.'
The family spent the last few days canvassing the area, trying to get video of the crash and speak to witnesses.
'Our goal now is to find that license plate,' the victim's daughter said. 'I'm so devastated by it and we don't want it to happen to someone else. We want to prevent that and find this person and have them accountable.'
As for the victim, she was taken to the hospital. The mother of three is now home but has a long road to recovery.
'She's truly in a lot of pain. She's holding on. It's really traumatic. She's been crying several times and can't believe it happened to her. She told me on the phone from the hospital that she thought she was going to die and that is something you never want to hear from your mom,' the daughter said.
There have been no arrests. Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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