Queens Driver At Large After Car Crash That Killed His Brother: Police

WOODHAVEN, QUEENS — NYPD is searching for a driver who fled the scene of a car crash that killed his brother on Sunday around 4.20 a.m., according to police.

NYPD officers responded to a call at Atlantic Avenue and 85th Street to find 21-year-old Angel Camacho Jr. trapped in the passenger seat of a wrecked car. The man had sustained injuries on his body and was transferred to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, police said. He died on Monday.

Officers determined that the driver was Camacho's 19-year-old brother, Aidan Camacho. The 2008 Acura was traveling west on the left lane of Atlantic Avenue when the driver lost control, crashed into a parked car and a tree, then came to a stop. Driver Aidan Camacho had left the scene when officers arrived, police said.

The driver was then picked up by a car that had stopped to help and was dropped off at Interfaith Hospital. He left the hospital before the police arrived, according to NY Post.

Police are searching for Aidan Camacho in connection to leaving the scene of the accident. He is described as a 5 feet 8, 130 pound, Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with related information should call NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Or go to WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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