Police looking for driver who struck and killed a pedestrian before running away in Queens

ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- A pedestrian was fatally struck in Queens, and the driver who hit him fled on foot.

It happened around 4 a.m. in the Astoria section of Queens, where police say a victim was struck at Astoria Boulevard and Steinway Street.

According to NYPD, a BMW was driving east on Astoria Boulevard when it hit the pedestrian.

After the collision, the driver of the vehicle is said to have run away from the scene.
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The victim taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

That BMW was towed away from the scene around 8:30 a.m.



An arrest has yet to be made.
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