Man arrested in deadly Queens hit and run

NEW YORK

Detectives identified 34-year old Carl Alvear as the driver who hit a woman on the Van Wyck Expressway at about 5 a.m. in Jamaica.

They say his truck was heading north on the service road, struck the woman, and left the scene.

The victim, 31-year old Latrisha Been, was taken to Jamaica Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Alvear is charged with Manslaughter-Recklessly Cause Death.

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