STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The last four months have been some of the deadliest for pedestrians on Staten Island.

In that time, the borough has experienced an alarming number of crashes involving residents being struck by cars while crossing streets or navigating parking lots.

There have been seven pedestrian fatalities on Staten Island since Oct. 31 , several of which have occurred on the notoriously treacherous Hylan Boulevard.

For context, four pedestrians were killed on Staten Island in all of 2023, according to Department of Transportation statistics.

The only other year comparable to the last six months is 2015. That year, six pedestrians were killed in a three-month span, representing 54% of the 11 total fatalities that year, during the early stages of the Vision Zero program.

And while notoriously perilous Hylan Boulevard has been the site of several of these fatal crashes, it appears that few, if any, Island neighborhoods can be considered safe for pedestrians.

Man, 80, struck on Hylan in Dongan Hills

Police identified the pedestrian who was killed Friday morning in a crash along Hylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills as 80-year-old Chaosheng Wu.

Emergency crews responded around 9:30 a.m. along a stretch of the commercial corridor, near Benton Avenue.

Wu, who lived around the corner, was found lying unconscious and unresponsive. He was transported by EMS to nearby Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, where he was pronounced dead.

The motorist was traveling northbound on Hylan Boulevard toward Rosebank at the time of impact, police said. The pedestrian was attempting to cross the street when he was struck. The NYPD did not provide further details about the crash.

No charges have been filed, the NYPD said.

Meiers Corners man, 68, killed near Forest Avenue

Felipe Calyeca Moranchel, 68, of Meiers Corners, died of his injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a West Brighton the first week of the year.

The pedestrian strike occurred on Monday, Jan. 6, just after 6:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Forest Avenue and Raymond Place, police said.

An investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that Moranchel was walking on Forest Avenue, crossing Raymond Place in a crosswalk, when he was struck by a car that was attempting a left turn from Forest onto Raymond when the crash occurred.

The driver was charged with failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, according to police.

Woman, 37, hit on Hylan in New Dorp

On Halloween night at around 10:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck in the vicinity of Hylan Boulevard and New Dorp Lane in New Dorp.

An investigation by the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad determined that the victim, Justine Lauren Perez, 37, of New Springville, was walking against traffic while in the left lane of Tottenville-bound Hylan Boulevard when she was hit by a 2012 Nissan Maxima operated by an 18-year-old man.

The Nissan had the green light when it traveled through the intersection of New Dorp Lane and struck Perez, who was allegedly a few feet outside of the crosswalk, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

EMS transported Perez to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze where she was pronounced deceased.

Annadale mom, 57, struck on Hylan in Dongan Hills

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, at approximately 11:45 a.m., 57-year-old Christine Wasnieski of Annadale was taking her 80-year-old mother to a doctor’s appointment in Dongan Hills when both were struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck in the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Hylan Boulevard, according to police.

While her mother survived the ordeal, Wasnieski was critically injured and later succumbed to her injuries after being rushed to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze.

A Brooklyn native, Wasnieski had attended several educational institutions, including Mark Twain Intermediate School for the Gifted and Talented and John Dewey High School. She earned her associate’s degree from Kingsborough Community College and graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the College of Staten Island.

Sharing two children with her husband Kyle, the family moved to Staten Island 14 years ago. Wasnieski worked as a social worker at United Cerebral Palsy where her husband said she was an advocate for individuals and made sure they could get the services they were entitled to receive. “She just did it out of the goodness of her heart for most people,” he said.

Employee, 64, killed on hospital grounds

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Kathleen Murphy, 64, of Willowbrook, an environmental service worker at Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, was heading into work when she was hit by a Volkswagen SUV driven by a 67-year-old man while walking toward the building at 242 Mason Ave . from the parking lot, the NYPD said.

Murphy was just two weeks away from retiring from her job of 25 years and her 65th birthday, sources said, when the crash occurred.

A hand-written letter included in a tribute at the hospital’s Ocean Breeze campus remembered her for her infectious kindness and caring nature .

“There are many of us that did not know your name but knew who you are because of your kindness and how you would say ‘hello’ and care about how others are feeling,’’ the letter read.

The driver was charged with failure to yield and failure to exercise due care , police said.

Man, 60, fatally struck by school bus in St. George

On Dec. 11 at approximately 4:35 p.m., 60-year-old Carl Calabro of Tompkinsville died after he was struck by a school bus while he was crossing the street during the Wednesday evening rush hour in St. George, source said.

The crash occurred when the 55-year-old driver of the bus turned left onto Slosson Terrace from Bay Street toward the St. George Ferry Terminal, the NYPD said at the time.

Calabro was rushed to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton where he later died, according to a police spokesman.

While Calabro’s family declined to speak with the Advance/SILive.com, they disputed law enforcement’s account that the victim entered the street from outside the crosswalk.

Man, 84, dies after Tottenville crash

Louis Casale, 84, a grandfather who was fatally struck in his Tottenville neighborhood , loved Staten Island and the friends he made here so much he never wanted to leave.

The crash, which the FDNY said took place on Friday, Dec. 13, just before 7 p.m., unfolded in the vicinity of Amboy Road and Fisher Avenue.

The 84-year-old pedestrian was crossing Amboy Road mid-block between Fisher Avenue and Wood Avenue when he stopped in the southbound travel lane, police said.

It was at that moment he was struck by a 2017 Buick Regal operated by an 80-year-old female and traveling southbound on Amboy Road, police said.

EMS responded to the scene and transported the man to Staten Island University Hospital in Prince’s Bay.