Hit-and-run driver fled after fatal Van Wyck crash.
A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a 41-year-old man after he pulled over near Exit 11 on the Van Wyck Expressway, Patch reported; the official record lists one pedestrian killed at 11:35 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2024.
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What We Know
Patch reported that a hit-and-run driver fatally struck a 41-year-old man after he pulled over near Exit 11 on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. The official record lists the crash at 11:35 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2024, and counts one pedestrian killed. Patch, citing police, said the man was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and pronounced dead there. It reported that the driver fled and remained at large that evening.
A stop near Exit 11 preceded the collision.
Patch, citing 1010WINS, reported that the man pulled over near Exit 11, apparently because of car trouble, and got out. Patch reported that a driver in another vehicle struck him as he stood beside his vehicle and fled.
The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no injuries.
Police continued investigating.
Patch reported, citing police, that the man was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and pronounced dead there. His identity was being withheld pending family notification.
Patch reported that the driver fled and remained at large as of the evening of Dec. 3. The investigation was ongoing.
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