A grandmother crossing a Queens street to attend a religious service Friday was mowed down by a drunken hit - and - run driver , cops and family said .
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A grandmother crossing a Queens street to attend a religious service Friday was mowed down by a drunken hit - and - run driver , cops and family <m> said </m> .
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Queens grandmother killed by a drunk hit - and - run driver
Raj Chohan , 59 , was killed by a drunk hit - and - run driver as she was on her way to attend religious services on Friday .
SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 14 , 2013 , 9 : 29 PM
A grandmother crossing a Queens street to attend a religious service Friday was mowed down by a drunken hit - and - run driver , cops and family <m> said </m> .
Raj Chohan , 59 , had just parked her car and was walking alongside other parked vehicles toward a Sikh temple when she was struck by a gray 2013 Toyota Camry heading north on 117th St . near 97th Ave . about 7 p . m . , police said .
Chohan , who lived half a mile away in South Ozone Park , was rushed to Jamaica Hospital , where she later died .
“ We are really just shocked , ” said her nephew , Ravi Singh , 32 , of Coney Island .
“ She was so nice .
She always takes care of everybody . ”
A cop patrolling on foot happened to see the fleeing vehicle and alerted other officers , who pulled the heartless driver over at 115th St . and 101st Ave .
Vishwanand Subryan , 23 , of Schenectady , N . Y . , was charged with vehicular manslaughter , criminally negligent homicide , driving drunk and leaving the scene of a fatal accident .
“ He should be punished , in jail , for the rest of his life , ” Singh said .
“ We were a very close family . ”
Chohan , an Indian immigrant , lived with her husband , son and two grandkids .
“ The grandkids were her whole life and joy , ” a family friend said .
“ She was a very caring person . ”