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Woman, 61, killed by hit-and-run SUV driver in Queens crosswalk

Screengrab from the scene of a hit-and-run SUV driver that fatally struck a 61-year-old woman in the crosswalk of a Queens intersection.
Screengrab from the scene of a hit-and-run SUV driver that fatally struck a 61-year-old woman in the crosswalk of a Queens intersection.
New York Daily News
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A hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck a 61-year-old woman in the crosswalk of a Queens intersection Thursday morning, police said.

The victim was crossing 90th St. in Jackson Heights. when she was struck by the driver, who was heading east on 37th Ave., at about 6:45 a.m., cops said.

In video obtained by the Daily News, the driver of the car can be seen speeding down the avenue in the oncoming lane of traffic.

A woman walking on the sidewalk and talking on the phone jumped as the car zoomed by, the video shows.

Medics rushed the woman to Elmhurst Hospital Center, but she could not be saved. Her name was not immediately released.

The driver was last seen heading south on 92nd St. and has not been caught.