Woman on bike struck, killed by vehicle wanted in Astoria burglary
ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- A bicyclist was fatally struck by a pickup truck that police previously attempted to pull over for a burglary in the Astoria section of Queens.
The victim was struck by a black truck at the intersection of 37th Street and 34th Avenue at around 11:05 p.m. Tuesday.
She was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital. The victim appeared to be a woman in her 30s, but police said she did not have identification.
The three occupants of the truck were wanted for a burglary of what appeared to be a construction site at 38-20 Crescent Street. Police attempted to pull them over, but the driver declined to stop.
Police then spotted the truck again after the woman was killed, but lost sight of it again at Steinway Street and Northern Boulevard.
The truck was later found parked in front of 46-15 Newtown Road. The three occupants had ditched the vehicle and fled on foot. No arrests have been made.
Neighbors were stunned to see this happen in their neighborhood.
"I have seen some bike accidents happen around here but no sort of like hot pursuit with the police," an area resident told Eyewitness News. "It's a pretty quiet neighborhood, with the theater back there. So it is pretty striking that someone would do that"
An active investigation is underway and so far, police say the trucks license plates were discovered with duct tape and had not been reported stolen.
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