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26-Year-Old Woman on Sidewalk Killed in Taxi Hit-Run: Police

UPDATE: "I'll Never Forgive Him": Dad of Woman Allegedly Hit, Killed by Taxi Driver Grieves

A woman was struck and killed in Queens by a taxi that fled the scene on Sunday, police said. The driver was later arrested. 

Sherena Hundalani, 26, of Queens, was walking on the sidewalk when she was struck by a taxi that was driving out of a gas station, police said. 

The 55-year-old driver was stopped by good Samaritans about a 10-minute drive away in Corona, the NYPD said. Charges were pending. 

Hundalani was struck at Queens Boulevard and 63rd Drive by a green taxi, police said. She was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital. 

A neighbor choked up as he told News 4 how kind and positive Hundalani was. 

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