Pedestrian Critically Injured by Hit-And-Run Driver in Astoria: NYPD

30th Avenue and 14th Street (Google Maps)

Nov. 4, 2019. By Shane O’Brien

Police are looking for a driver of a white box truck who critically injured a pedestrian in Astoria during the early hours Saturday and fled the scene.

The hit-and-run took place at the intersection of 30^th Avenue and 14^th Street at around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 2, according to the NYPD.

The driver reportedly made a left turn from 30^th Avenue onto 14^th Street and collided with a 53-year-old man who was crossing the street, police said. The truck then hit a vehicle that was at a stop sign on 14^th Street.

The operator of the truck then drove off, while the pedestrian was taken to Elmhurst General Hospital in critical condition.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.