Friday, April 22, 2005
Monsey Boy killed by car
RAMAPO — A 10-year-old Monsey boy riding his bicycle on Viola Road
died yesterday after he was hit by a car, town police said.
Pesach Weinstein was struck by a car driven by Frantz Stivil, 41, of
Spring Valley. The gray 1986 BMW was headed westbound near the
intersection with Route 306 around 6:29 p.m., as the sun was setting,
police said.
A passing physician stopped to administer CPR before the boy was
taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern by Hatzolah Ambulance
Corps, Capt. Steve Kaye of the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps
said. Rockland Paramedic Services also responded.
Pesach was pronounced dead on arrival, police Lt. Leslie Lampert
said.
Police did not provide the boy's address or the names of his parents.
Spring Hill Ambulance Corps took Stivil to Good Samaritan Hospital,
where he was treated for shock, Kaye said.
The boy's black yarmulke and watch lay on the blood-stained road,
several feet away from his helmet and about 10 feet away from his
black bike.
Medical supplies were scattered on the ground nearby.
The BMW was parked on the shoulder. There was a deep dent on the
front bumper and hood.
The boy had no identification, and after police made several
telephone calls, a woman and another boy arrived at 7:45 p.m. and
approached the bike.
The boy told police he recognized the bicycle.
Police took the woman aside to speak with her, and she screamed, "No!"
Five minutes later, a man sped to the scene, honking the horn of his
Volvo and yelling, "It was my kid! My wife just told me."
A crowd of neighborhood children huddled near the yellow police tape
and watched.
Hadassah Dubinsky, 14, said she had heard the sound of a collision
from her home on Viola Road.
"It was really scary," Dubinsky said. "It was a really loud screech."
There were no charges filed against the driver as of last night,
Lampert said.
The accident is under investigation.
RAMAPO — A 10-year-old Monsey boy riding his bicycle on Viola Road
died yesterday after he was hit by a car, town police said.
Pesach Weinstein was struck by a car driven by Frantz Stivil, 41, of
Spring Valley. The gray 1986 BMW was headed westbound near the
intersection with Route 306 around 6:29 p.m., as the sun was setting,
police said.
A passing physician stopped to administer CPR before the boy was
taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern by Hatzolah Ambulance
Corps, Capt. Steve Kaye of the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps
said. Rockland Paramedic Services also responded.
Pesach was pronounced dead on arrival, police Lt. Leslie Lampert
said.
Police did not provide the boy's address or the names of his parents.
Spring Hill Ambulance Corps took Stivil to Good Samaritan Hospital,
where he was treated for shock, Kaye said.
The boy's black yarmulke and watch lay on the blood-stained road,
several feet away from his helmet and about 10 feet away from his
black bike.
Medical supplies were scattered on the ground nearby.
The BMW was parked on the shoulder. There was a deep dent on the
front bumper and hood.
The boy had no identification, and after police made several
telephone calls, a woman and another boy arrived at 7:45 p.m. and
approached the bike.
The boy told police he recognized the bicycle.
Police took the woman aside to speak with her, and she screamed, "No!"
Five minutes later, a man sped to the scene, honking the horn of his
Volvo and yelling, "It was my kid! My wife just told me."
A crowd of neighborhood children huddled near the yellow police tape
and watched.
Hadassah Dubinsky, 14, said she had heard the sound of a collision
from her home on Viola Road.
"It was really scary," Dubinsky said. "It was a really loud screech."
There were no charges filed against the driver as of last night,
Lampert said.
The accident is under investigation.
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