Hit-and-run driver fatally injured pedestrian near JFK Airport
A hit-and-run driver hit a 52-year-old pedestrian at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street early Aug. 13, 2025, and police said the man died at Jamaica Hospital after the driver fled.
What We Know
A 52-year-old male pedestrian was killed early Aug. 13, 2025, at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street in Springfield Gardens. Police said a driver hit him as he crossed near JFK Airport, then left without stopping. Medics took the man to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. ABC7 reported the impact happened where there is no crosswalk, and the city record places the pedestrian away from an intersection. Reports agreed that no arrests had been made; amNY reported that a preliminary investigation pointed to a driver in a vehicle believed to be a white SUV, while Gothamist said officials had not released a possible vehicle description.
Police say the driver left after the impact
The city crash record logs one pedestrian death at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street at 2:26 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2025. Police told reporters a driver hit a 52-year-old man as he crossed in Springfield Gardens, near JFK Airport, and then left without stopping.
The pedestrian was taken to Jamaica Hospital
The official record identifies the person killed as a 52-year-old male pedestrian. News reports said medics took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; police had not released his name while working to notify family.
South Conduit Avenue is a busy service road near JFK
The crash happened at South Conduit Avenue and 155th Street in Springfield Gardens, close to John F. Kennedy International Airport. ABC7 described South Conduit Avenue as a busy parkway service road, and Gothamist reported that the intersection is steps from two hotels and just off the Belt Parkway.
ABC7 reported that the man was hit at a spot with no crosswalk, while the city person record places him away from an intersection. amNY described South Conduit Avenue as a traffic-heavy corridor and reported that city transportation officials had launched a study of Conduit Avenue safety needs earlier in 2025.
Reports did not settle the vehicle description
Reports agreed that the driver left the scene. amNY, citing a preliminary investigation, reported that police believed the driver was in a white SUV traveling east on South Conduit Avenue; Gothamist reported that officials had not released a possible vehicle description.
Investigators were still searching for the driver
Police said no arrests had been made in the reviewed reports. ABC7 and amNY said the investigation remained ongoing, and the Daily News reported that officers were searching nearby surveillance footage to identify the driver.