What to Know
- A 75-year-old man was fatally struck by a car in Queens, the NYPD said
- The man was crossing the street in Kew Gardens around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday when a Nissan Sentra driver hit him, police said
- The 30-year-old driver remained at the scene and hadn’t been charged as of Sunday morning, according to police
A 75-year-old man was fatally struck by a car in Queens, the NYPD said.
Elou Rakhminov was crossing from the north side of Jewel Avenue to the south side of Jewel Avenue near 141st Street in Kew Gardens around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday when a man driving a Nissan Sentra east on Jewel Avenue hit him, police said.
Rakhminov, who lived about a block from where he was hit, was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to police.
The 30-year-old driver remained at the scene and hadn’t been charged as of Sunday morning.
An investigation is ongoing.
