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Ridgewood Man Fatally Struck by Car Near His Home: NYPD

Intersection of Stanhope Street and Fairview Avenue (Google)

Dec. 19, 2019 By Kristen Torres

A 66-year-old pedestrian is dead just days after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing a Ridgewood street.

Bohdan Spiegowski was struck while attempting to cross Stanhope Street at Fairview Avenue around 5 p.m. on Dec. 9. He was hit by a white 2019 Ram 3500 Promaster Van going eastbound on Stanhope Street.

The driver, a 31-year-old man, hit Spiegowski just a block away from the victim’s home.

Police said Spiegowski was hit on the passenger side of the car before being knocked down onto the pavement. 

Spiegowski suffered head trauma and was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst where he later died on Dec. 12.

The driver remained on the scene. No arrests have been made and police said the investigation is still ongoing. 

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Vision Zerodoes not help !

Just like 73 pl in Old Middle Village. The 104 pct and politicians are doing nothing . Why ?
Don’t we have Vision Zero ?

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