You are reading

Driver Arrested in Flushing Hit-and-Run that Killed 77-year-old

(Source: iStock)

Jan. 11, 2018 By Christian Murray

The police have arrested a woman who allegedly struck and killed a 77-year-old pedestrian on a Flushing street yesterday and fled the scene.

Geum Min, a 58-year-old Flushing resident, plowed into Jun Sum at 7:10 am Wednesday while the victim was crossing Parsons Boulevard mid block between 32nd Avenue and 33rd Avenue, police said

When police arrived, Sum was unconscious and unresponsive and was transported to Flushing Hospital Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Min had allegedly left the scene.

Min has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failing to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due car, according to police.

email the author: news@queenspost.com

Featured Events

Post an Event

View All Events…

No comments yet

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News
MTA bus slams into pole in Flushing, injuring eight passengers: NYPD

The driver of the Q20A bus was traveling westbound on 57th Road just south of Kissena Corridor Park at 5:58 a.m. when he made a right turn onto Main Street, jumped the curb, and slammed into a light pole at the intersection of Booth Memorial Avenue and Main Street, an MTA spokesman said. There were seven passengers on the bus when it crashed. They were transported by EMS to New York-Presbyterian Hospital with minor complaints of pain, according to the NYPD spokesman.

The Q20A bus had significant front-end damage, and an MTA spokesman said the bus operator is being withheld from service pending the investigation. No criminality is suspected, and the investigation remains ongoing, the NYPD spokesman said.

Read More
0
Load More Articles