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Van Critically Injures Pedestrian In Queens NYC Hit-And-Run

A woman visiting her childhood neighborhood in Queens was killed on Saturday night when an out-of-control van hit a parked car, which in turn slammed into the pedestrian. The woman was in town to attend her 15 year high school reunion in Flushings, Queens.

New York Police say that 34-year-old Paula Jimenez was rushed to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens with critical injuries following the NYC car accident, but she later died of her injuries at the hospital. She was an organ donor, and family members say that she will save other lives even after her death.

"This is horrible," said 42-year-old Andrew Jimenez, Paula's loving husband and the father of her two children. "She was a great mom. I have to raise my kids by myself. I have no choice. She did everything for us."

The van was driving on theVan Wyck Expressway when it skidded off the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park exit and hit a parked Toyota next to where Jimenez was talking on her cell phone, police and witnesses said.

The driver of the Queens van, 49-year-old Jian Feng was charged last night with multiple counts, including assault and leaving the scene of an accident. Some say that at the time of the hit-and-run, Feng was fleeing the scene of another car accident in the New York City area. His charges may become serious after Jimenez died from her injuries in the hospital.

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