"The driver of an SUV struck two men in Queens early on New Year's Day and kept on driving even as one of the men died and the other was gravely injured, police and a local politician said. The NYPD offered only sparse preliminary information: The victims, in their 20s, were on 37th Avenue and crossing 102nd Street in Corona just after 4:05 a.m. when the driver of a white SUV struck both pedestrians as he drove southbound on 102nd Street."
"One man, whose age and name were not immediately released, died on the scene. His companion, 24, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the SUV did not stop. Cops said the investigation is ongoing. It is unclear if the victim is the first road fatality of 2026. There are roughly 230 reported crashes in New York City every day."
Two men in their 20s were struck by a white SUV in Corona, Queens, just after 4:05 a.m. on New Year's Day while crossing 37th Avenue at 102nd Street. One man died at the scene; his companion, 24, was transported to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition. The SUV driver, traveling southbound on 102nd Street, did not stop and fled the scene. The NYPD provided limited preliminary information and said the investigation remains ongoing. It is unclear whether this collision is the first road fatality of 2026. New York City averages roughly 230 reported crashes daily.
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