10-year-old boy dies in Midwood collision
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
A motorist struck and killed a 10-yearold
boy in Midwood on Tuesday after
suffering a “medical episode” while he
was behind the wheel, according to police.
The operator of a Lexus SUV was
traveling northbound on Ocean Avenue
when he suffered some kind of attack
and lost control of the vehicle at
around 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 10, when he
veered onto the sidewalk and hit Enzo
Farachio, who was waiting at a bus stop
near Avenue L, police said.
The car then continued to roll forward
until it smashed into some nearby
scaffolding, where it ultimately came to
a halt, cops said.
First responders took Farachio to
New York Community Hospital, where
doctors pronounced him dead, according
to authorities.
Emergency responders also transported
the driver to New York Community
Hospital with non-life-threatening
injuries, police said.
The car had previously been cited for
eight traffi c violations, including four
tickets for speeding in a school zone, according
to Twitter bot How’s My Driving
.
Transit activists used the incident to
blast the city for failing to keep pedestrians
safe.
“This tragedy is a testament to the
fact that there is virtually no place in the
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A motorist fatally struck a 10-year-old boy in Midwood after suffering a “medical episode” and losing control of the vehicle, before mounting
the curb and striking the boy. Photo by Steve Solomonson
city where residents are safe from the onslaught
of cars — not in the crosswalk,
not in the bike lane, not even on the sidewalk,”
said Joseph Cutrufo of Transportation
Alternatives. “Crashes like these
are not accidents, but the preventable
and predictable result of a city where
cars, not people, are the priority.”
No arrests have been made, and
the investigation by the Police Department’s
Collision Investigation Squad is
ongoing.
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