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Queens Hit-and-Run on New Year’s Day Kills Pedestrian, Critically Injures Another

Detectives are searching for a fleeing driver after a pre-dawn crash in Corona.

(A gun was recovered at the scene) A 31yr old man, one of three men walking along East 161st Street at Grand Concourse, was taken to Lincoln Hospital after he was shot in the groin, ankle and leg by an unknown assailant in the Bronx on Thursday January 1, 2026. 0937. The second victim, unidentified, was rushed to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the groin whilst the third man, also unidentified, fled the scene. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Police tape at a crime scene. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News) (crime scene, crimescene, police, tape, web stock)
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New Year's Day saw the first murder and pedestrian death of 2026.

Overview

  • Around 4:07 a.m., a white SUV traveling south on 102nd Street struck two men crossing near 37th Avenue, police said.
  • One victim was thrown into a parked Honda Pilot and pinned under the SUV, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The second pedestrian, age 24, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD.
  • The driver fled the scene, no arrests had been announced as of Thursday afternoon, and the victims’ names have not been released.
  • City data highlight heavy crash activity on holidays, with 184 reported collisions on New Year’s Day 2025.