9-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV In Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A 9-year-old boy has died after being hit by an SUV in Queens.
Police said Giovanni Ampuero and his mother were crossing Northern Boulevard near 70th Street around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when they were struck by a red Jeep Compass making a left turn.
The boy was rushed to Elmhurst General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The SUV fled the scene but was stopped a short distance away, police said.
The elderly driver, identified as 86-year-old Juan Jimenez, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
