Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on South Conduit near JFK
A hit-and-run driver killed a 52-year-old pedestrian at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street near JFK Airport around 2:26 a.m., and police said the driver left before officers arrived.
What We Know
A 52-year-old man was killed early Aug. 13, 2025, at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street in Springfield Gardens. Police-based reports said a driver hit him while he was crossing near JFK Airport and then left the scene. Medics took the man to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries. Police had not made arrests in the immediate aftermath, and the Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. Most accounts place the crash at 155th Street; one local report placed the response near 150th Street.
A driver left after a deadly predawn impact
The official record places the crash at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street at about 2:26 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2025, and lists one pedestrian killed. Police-based reports said the 52-year-old man was crossing when a driver hit him and continued away from the scene.
Medics took the man to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police said no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath, and detectives with the Collision Investigation Squad were investigating.
South Conduit Avenue is a busy service road by JFK
The crash happened in Springfield Gardens near JFK Airport. ABC7 described South Conduit Avenue as a busy parkway service road, and Gothamist reported the location was steps from hotels near the airport and just off the Belt Parkway.
The official record and several police-based accounts place the crash at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street. QNS reported the response on South Conduit Avenue near 150th Street, creating a location discrepancy in the public accounts.
ABC7 reported that the man was hit at a location where there is no crosswalk. amNY described South Conduit Avenue as a traffic-heavy corridor and noted that city transportation officials had launched a Conduit Avenue safety study earlier in 2025.
The man who died was 52
The official record identifies the person killed as a 52-year-old male pedestrian. News reports said officials withheld his name while seeking family notification.
Police searched for the driver
The official vehicle record lists eastbound travel and a straight-ahead movement before impact. amNY reported that police believed the driver was in a white SUV, while Gothamist reported earlier that officials had not provided a possible vehicle description.
Police said the driver did not stop. Reports said officers were looking for surveillance footage and that the NYPD Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad was handling the case.
Reported factors remain limited
City crash data categorized the pedestrian as away from an intersection and listed pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. ABC7 reported the crossing location had no crosswalk. The public reports did not describe charges against the driver.