Statement After 4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Struck by SUV Driver in South Jamaica

More children 18 and under have been killed in traffic violence in 2022 than any full calendar year since at least 2013.

QUEENS, NY — On Saturday night, a 4-year-old boy on a bike died after the driver of an SUV struck him in South Jamaica, Queens, on 147th Street.

Traffic violence has killed 17 children 18 and under in 2022 — more than any full calendar year since at least 2013. This is a more than 2.5x increase over last year and more than double the average during the Vision Zero-era.

Statement from Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Danny Harris:

“We are heartbroken and angry over the preventable loss of another child on New York City streets. So far in 2022, more children have died due to traffic violence than in any year since 2013,
and the death rate for children is now 2.6x higher than last year.”

“New York City has the proven tools to keep our children safe from traffic violence, we require leaders with the political will to quickly scale these measures to every corner of the city, and prioritize our most vulnerable communities.”

"Mayor Adams has made a historic investment of $904 million in street safety. Now, he must deliver these projects without delay, and before more children are killed on his streets.”