NYPD Seeks Barefoot Suspects in Fatal Queens U-Haul Hit-and-Run
Two women fled the scene after a U-Haul truck struck and killed a pedestrian in Flushing early Tuesday morning.
- The collision occurred near Queens College around 12:30 a.m., involving a U-Haul truck and a Honda Accord.
- David Opiela, 56, was killed when the U-Haul mounted a curb and hit him and a light pole.
- The U-Haul also struck another vehicle before the driver and passenger fled barefoot.
- The driver of the Honda Accord was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Police are actively searching for the two women who abandoned the U-Haul at the scene.