Driver Kills Pedestrian in Hit-and-Run Near JFK Airport
City crash data records a 52-year-old pedestrian killed at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street at 2:26 a.m.; police told reporters a driver hit him near JFK Airport and fled before medics took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died.
What We Know
At about 2:26 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2025, a driver hit a 52-year-old man near South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street in Springfield Gardens. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries. Police accounts reported by the Daily News, ABC7, Gothamist and amNY said the driver fled, and EMS took the man to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. amNY later reported that police believed the driver was in a white SUV and was traveling eastbound on South Conduit Avenue. ABC7 reported the man was hit where there is no crosswalk, while the official person record describes the pedestrian's location as not at an intersection and news reports described him crossing at or near 155th Street and South Conduit Avenue. Police said no arrests had been made in the reviewed reports, and the Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
The driver left after the early-morning crash
The official record places the fatal crash at 2:26 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2025, at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street. Police told reporters the driver hit a 52-year-old man near JFK Airport and fled the scene.
EMS took the man to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and no other people injured.
South Conduit Avenue carries airport and parkway traffic
The crash was reported in Springfield Gardens, Queens, near John F. Kennedy International Airport. ABC7 described South Conduit Avenue as a busy parkway service road, and Gothamist reported that the location is near hotels and just off the Belt Parkway.
amNY described South Conduit Avenue as a traffic-heavy corridor and noted that the city had launched a study of Conduit Avenue, known as The Conduit, to identify safety improvements along a three-mile artery through Brooklyn and Queens.
The man killed was 52
The official person record describes the person killed as a 52-year-old male pedestrian. Reviewed reports said officials had not released his name while working to notify or locate family.
Police later reported a possible white SUV
The official vehicle record lists eastbound travel on South Conduit Avenue, going straight ahead, with center-front impact and damage. amNY, citing a preliminary police investigation, reported that police believed the driver was in a white SUV.
Gothamist reported on Aug. 13 that officials had not released a possible vehicle description. amNY's later report gave the white SUV description, while police were still seeking the driver.
Records differ on the exact crossing point
ABC7 reported the man was hit at a location where there is no crosswalk. The official person record describes the pedestrian's location as not at an intersection and lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor.
News reports described the man as crossing at or near 155th Street and South Conduit Avenue. Those descriptions should be read alongside the official person record's separate location entry.
Detectives were still investigating
Police said the driver did not stop. The Daily News reported that officers were searching for surveillance footage, and Gothamist and amNY reported that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. Reviewed reports said no arrests had been made.