Van Hits Woman in Queens

Paula Jimenez, 34, of Virginia, tragically lost her life on Saturday, August 29th, 2009. She was attending her 15 year high school reunion picnic in Flushing Meadows Park when the horrible accident occurred. As Mrs. Jimenez walked to her car to get her wallet, an out of control van exiting the Van Wyck Expressway crashed into a parked car which then smashed into her. The crash severed her spinal cord and severely injured her head and kidneys. Jian Seng He, 49, was the driver of the van.


Jian Seng He was arraigned on Sunday, August 30th, 2009, on second-degree homicide charges and ordered held on $150,000 bail. According to prosecutors, he told the cops he was chasing a car that stopped in front of him on the Van Wyck but lost control. His lawyers are blaming the crash on malfunctioning brakes. New York auto accidents occur much too often due to aggressive driving.

Mrs. Jimenez’s husband, Andrew Jimenez, was in shock when he got the phone call about the horrific accident. He was having dinner with his two daughters, when a doctor called him and told him that his wife was brain-dead. Mr. Jimenez struggled to think how his life would go on without his loving and caring wife.



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