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Queens Hit-and-Run Claims Life of 57-Year-Old Woman

3/14/2026

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Suzanne Schmeider, a 57-year-old woman, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver outside a Queens Social Security center on Wednesday.
She was crossing Jamaica Avenue when a dark-colored 2001 Lincoln LS struck her, and the driver fled the scene.
Schmeider was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital.
Her daughter has launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.
This incident follows another hit-and-run where a 4-year-old boy was killed in Brooklyn.

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Story summary

Suzanne Schmeider, a 57-year-old woman, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver outside a Queens Social Security center on Wednesday.
She was crossing Jamaica Avenue when a dark-colored 2001 Lincoln LS struck her, and the driver fled the scene.
Schmeider was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital.
Her daughter has launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.
This incident follows another hit-and-run where a 4-year-old boy was killed in Brooklyn.