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Driver crashes through fence at St. John Cemetery in Queens, woman gets trapped under car

Woman trapped under car after driver crashes through fence in Queens
Woman trapped under car after driver crashes through fence in Queens 00:21

NEW YORK -- A driver went off the road on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens, crashed through a fence at St. John Cemetery and critically injured a woman on Monday. 

It happened at around 8:30 a.m. near Cooper Avenue, where Metropolitan Ave. splits the cemetery. 

The man was behind the wheel of a Hyundai and crashed through the cemetery fence before hitting a tree. 

A 65-year-old woman was trapped under the car and had to be extricated by first responders, detectives told CBS2.

She was in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital. 

No charges were immediately filed. 

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