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March 27, 2013 Staff Report
A young Maspeth woman was struck and killed by a truck, police said.
Juliana Busto, 22, was in a crosswalk in Sunnyside at the intersection of 47th Street and Laurel Hill Boulevard, when she was hit by a 2002 Chevy Avalanche at about 11:15 p.m. yesterday, the police said. The vehicle was going westbound on Laurel Hill Boulevard.
Busto had been trying to cross the boulevard when she was struck.
EMS rushed Busto to Elmhurst Hospital but she was announced dead when she arrived.
The driver stayed on the scene, cops said. Police are investigating whether there is any criminality in the accident.
Busto had lived about half a mile from the intersection.
