Ana Rodriguez

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Ana Rodriguez
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Age: 34

Location:
56th Road and 48th Street in Maspeth
Queens , NY
United States

Ana was fatally struck by the driver of a tractor trailor on her daily bike commute from Flushing to Manhattan. We heard from several of Ana's friends, one told us that her son Christian still waits for her to come home. She was killed 2 months before her 35th birthday.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A bicyclist is dead after an accident Wednesday morning in Queens.

Investigators said the woman — identified as Anna Rodriguez,
34, of Ridgewood, Queens — was riding her bike near the intersection of
56th Road and 48th Street in Maspeth when a tractor-trailer traveling
westbound hit her around 8:45 a.m.

She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where she
succumbed to her injuries about an hour later, CBS2’s Diane Macedo
reported.

Neighbors said the victim, who has not been identified pending family notification, was a single mother with a young son.

Meanwhile, police arrested the driver for allegedly driving with a revoked license.

“Being arrested is what he deserves if you’re driving
without a license,” said motorist Eddie Ewald. “It’s probably why what
happened to this woman happened. He didn’t know how to drive it
properly.”

Ewald also said the area where the woman was killed is dangerous.

“It’s extremely chaotic here in the morning. Everybody’s
speeding through here. You got the trucks that are coming through
here,” he said.

And many bicyclists, like Daniel Salvatierra, said they often worry about their own safety.

“The car is not really paying attention to you, making turns
when you’re right next to them, pulling into parking spots,” he said.
“It’s terrifying. That could have been me. I’m not even wearing my
helmet right now.”

The driver, identified as Dennis Forceri, 57, of Miller
Place, was charged with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent
homicide, and driving while ability impaired by drugs. He was also
ticketed for not having a license, failing to yield to a bicycle, and
failing to exercise due care, police said.

This crash was covered by QChron, Gothamist and StreetsBlog and other news outlets which stated the driver tested positive for cocaine.