Driver charged in deadly Queens accident

QUEENSBRIDGE

Police say 29-year-old Apostol Cela was making a left turn onto 40th Avenue in /*Queensbridge*/ Saturday night when his vehicle struck 46-year-old Evelyn Gonzalez of the Bronx.

The accident happened at 8:20 as Gonzalez attempted to cross the same avenue.

Gonzalez was transported to /*Mt. Sinai Hospital*/ where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police say Cela, who was not injured in the accident, was driving with a suspended license.

Cela has been charged with the unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

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