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

Police say a white SUV driver fled, leaving an active investigation.

Police tape at a crime scene. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News) (crime scene, crimescene, police, tape, web stock)
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Overview

  • The men were crossing 102nd Street near 37th Avenue in Corona at about 4:07 a.m., according to police.
  • A southbound white SUV struck both pedestrians, killing one at the scene.
  • One victim was thrown into a parked Honda Pilot and pinned beneath the SUV, police said.
  • The other victim, 24, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition.
  • The driver fled the scene, no arrests had been made by Thursday afternoon, the victims have not been identified, and city data note 184 reported crashes on New Year’s Day 2025.