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Update: Woman hit by e-bike on 19th Avenue dies

March 14, 2022 Jaime DeJesus
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A 44-year-old woman who was hit by an e-bike in Bensonhurst last week has died.

Gravesend resident Xingchun Rong was pronounced dead March 8 at Maimonides Medical Center.

Justin Giaquinto, 50, hit Rong and a 50-year-old man as they crossed 19th Avenue and 76th Street shortly after 6 p.m. on March 4, cops said.

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Rong suffered head trauma and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was stable. 

Giaquinto stayed at the scene and was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance.


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