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Deadly Hit-and-Run Claims First NYC Fatality of 2025

1/2/2026

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A hit-and-run in Corona, New York, around 4 a.m. left one man dead at the scene and another in critical condition after a white SUV struck two pedestrians and fled, per the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The injured man is 24 years old and treated at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst.
This was the first fatal New York City crash of the year, after 203 traffic fatalities in 2025.

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A hit-and-run in Corona, New York, around 4 a.m. left one man dead at the scene and another in critical condition after a white SUV struck two pedestrians and fled, per the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The injured man is 24 years old and treated at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst.
This was the first fatal New York City crash of the year, after 203 traffic fatalities in 2025.