Victim identified in deadly hit and run at LaGuardia Airport

EAST ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- Police are investigating whether a vehicle found near the scene was involved in a hit and run accident that killed a bicyclist at LaGuardia Airport Monday night.

The crash happened at about 7:20 p.m. on airport property at Marine Terminal Road and Runway Drive, an access road.
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Port Authority police say a 36-year-old man on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.

The victim was identified as Steven Morales of Queens.

Morales was an employee of Swissport International Ltd, a Swiss aviation services company providing airport ground and cargo handling services.


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It is not yet known what type of vehicle struck the man.

Runway Drive was closed in both directions between 94th Street and Marine Terminal Road for the investigation but later reopened.



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