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Elderly Man Killed in Queens Hit-And-Run

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | February 15, 2013 10:19am
 Police are investigating the accident which occured at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and 137th Avenue.
Police are investigating the accident which occured at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and 137th Avenue.
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QUEENS — A 65-year-old man was killed in an apparent hit-and-run in Jamaica early Friday, according to the NYPD.

The victim, identified as Carlos Carlo, was crossing Rockaway Boulevard at 137th Avenue about 12:28 a.m. when a vehicle hit him before driving away, police said.

The car, described as a dark colored sedan, was travelling northbound, according to cops.

Carlo was rushed to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead.