Hit and run in Queens: NYPD searches for two women after fatal accident involving pedestrian
Fatal hit-and-run accident in Queens
The NYPD is searching for two women involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Queens that left one man dead and another injured.
QUEENS – The New York Police Department is searching for two women who were allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash in New York City, Queens, that left a pedestrian dead.
The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday near the intersection of Horace Harding Expressway and Casino Boulevard in Queensboro Hill.
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Queens, New York police said.
According to police, a U-Haul truck and a white Honda sedan collided, striking and killing a 56-year-old man. His identity was unknown at the time.
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Queens, New York police said.
The driver of the white Honda, a 42-year-old man, remained at the scene of the accident and was taken to New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital in stable condition.
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Queens, New York police said.
Investigators say two women got out of the U-Haul truck and ran west onto the highway. Police say one of the women was wearing a green shirt with white lettering and was barefoot. The other was wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and only a pair of socks.
Latest NYPD Statistics
According to the latest NYPD statistics, there have been a total of 150 traffic-related deaths so far this year – 69 pedestrians, 37 car drivers, 37 e-scooter or moped riders, and seven cyclists.
The figures show that the number of deaths overall fell slightly by 3.2%, but the number of pedestrian deaths increased by over 21%.
