Driver charged in deadly crash

A 66-year-old woman died and her 2-year-old granddaughter was hurt Tuesday after they were hit by a car on Bath and 25th avenues.

Xia Ying Chen was pushing the child in a stroller at 1 p.m. when they were hit by a pick-up truck driven by 56-year-old Faheem Shabazz, cops said.

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Chen was pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn. The girl was in stable condition at Maimonides Medical Center.

Chen was pushing her granddaughter in a stroller when they were hit. Photos courtesy of Loudlabs News NYC

Shabazz, who stayed at the scene, was arrested and charged with two counts of failing to yield to a pedestrian.

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