A Long Island man was hit by a car and later died on Friday after attempting to cross North Conduit Avenue, according to police reports.
Shortly after noon on Friday cops responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck at North Conduit Avenue and Cohancy Street. Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive man with trauma about the body. EMS responded and rushed Steven Aragona, 73, to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Further investigation by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that a 25-year-old man driving a black Honda Accord was traveling westbound on North Conduit Avenue when he struck Aragona, who was crossing north to south on the thoroughfare. The driver remained on scene, cops noted.
There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
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