Crime & Safety
Moped Rider Struck, Killed By Wrong-Way Hit-And-Run Driver, NYPD Says
Police have not released a description of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run.
QUEENS, NY — A 25-year-old moped rider was fatally struck by a wrong-way hit-and-run driverin Queens, police said Wednesday.
The incident happened on Tuesday at the intersection of 121 Street and 149 Avenue around 10:05 p.m., police said.
The victim, Antonio Smith-Ortiz, was riding his gas-powered 2015 Honda PCX 150 moped east on 149th Ave. when he was struck near 121st St. by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lane, police said.
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The unidentified driver then struck an unoccupied parked 2015 Ford Transit 350 Courier van before fleeing the scene.
Smith-Ortiz was transported to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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No arrests have been made as of Wednesday evening.
Police have not released a description of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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