Crime & Safety

Man Killed Crossing Astoria Boulevard In East Elmhurst: Cops

An SUV driver hit and killed a pedestrian as he was crossing Astoria Boulevard early Sunday morning, police said.

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An SUV driver hit and killed a pedestrian as he was crossing Astoria Boulevard the morning of Oct. 27, 2019, police said.
An SUV driver hit and killed a pedestrian as he was crossing Astoria Boulevard the morning of Oct. 27, 2019, police said. (Google Maps)

EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS — A man was killed crossing Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst early Sunday morning, according to police.

Jamaica Hills resident German Gutierrez was walking across the busy boulevard near 93rd Street about 7 a.m. when a 66-year-old driver in a Lexus SUV crashed into the pedestrian, police said.

EMS rushed an unconscious Gutierrez to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died. He was 50.

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The NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad is investigating but hasn't made any arrests.

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