A 90-year-old man involved in a devastating Staten Island car crash has died as the 6-year-old girl who was also seriously injured remained in critical condition on Saturday, officials said.
Gerardo Avila died at Staten Island University North Hospital following the 10 a.m. collision between a Honda SUV and an Audi SUV near the corner of Rockland Ave. and Forest Hill Road in New Springville on Friday.
Avila was riding in the Honda HRV with the 6-year-old girl and a 70-year-old woman, believed to be his wife. They were heading south on Forest Hill Road when they collided with an Audi Q5 making a left turn from Rockland Ave. onto Forest Hill, cops said.
A 50-year-old man was operating the Audi when the crash occurred.
Avila, the 70-year-old woman driving, and the young girl were all rushed to Staten Island University North Hospital, where Avila died.
The girl, who was first believed to be 7, according to preliminary reports, remained in critical condition on Saturday. The 70-year-old woman was in critical but stable condition, police said.
The 50-year-old man driving the Audi was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries.
No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the crash.
Early reports that a passenger in one of the vehicles ran off before EMS could arrive were not confirmed Saturday, officials said.
The intersection where the collision occurred was renamed “Brianna Gabrielle Gioia Corner” in 2008 to honor a 20-year-old woman who died in a crash at the corner.
The car Gioia was in was being driven by a high school student without a license who veered into oncoming traffic and crashed after her right tire got caught in a gully.
