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Driver who fatally struck NYC grandma as she pushed 2-year-old girl in stroller hit with charges

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Published Sep. 13, 2023, 6:12 p.m. ET

The pickup truck driver who fatally struck a Brooklyn woman as she pushed her 2-year-old granddaughter in a stroller has been charged with failure to yield, police said Wednesday.

Faheem Shabazz, 56, was behind the wheel of a 2022 Dodge Ram on 25th Avenue when he made a left turn onto Bath Avenue and hit 66-year-old Xia Ying Chen in the crosswalk around 1 p.m. Tuesday in Bath Beach, according to cops.

The grandmother suffered head trauma and was brought to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, but could not be saved, authorities said.

Photos showed a host of items from the tragic grandmother-granddaughter outing strewn in the roadway – including a pink mesh bag, a beige hat, a tiny blue shoe and the blue stroller.
Xing Ying Chen, 66, was fatally struck by a pick-up truck driver as she pushed her granddaughter in a stroller, cops said. Gregory P. Mango
The Dodge Ram is seen behind police tape at the scene of the crash as an officer investigates.
Shabazz was slapped with a desk appearance ticket for failure to yield, authorities said. Gregory P. Mango

Her toddler granddaughter miraculously suffered only scrapes and bruises as a result of the crash, authorities said.

Shabazz stayed at the site of the crash until cops arrived.

He was charged with two counts of failure to yield to a pedestrian and released with a desk appearance ticket.

It wasn’t immediately clear when he was set to appear in court. 

The child's stroller was left behind at the scene of the crash.
The toddler in the stroller miraculously suffered only scrapes and bruises. Gregory P. Mango
Police respond to the scene of the deadly collision at Bath Avenue and 25th Avenue.
The grandmother who was fatally struck lived about a mile from the scene. Gregory P. Mango

Chen lived just over a mile from where she was struck, and Shabazz lives in East Flatbush. 

Photos showed a host of items from the tragic grandmother-granddaughter outing strewn in the roadway – including a pink mesh bag, a beige hat, a tiny blue shoe and the blue stroller.