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Queens moped rider, 25, fatally struck by wrong-way hit-and-run driver
A 25-year-old man riding a moped was fatally struck by a wrong-way hit-and-run driver in Queens, police said Wednesday.
Antonio Smith-Ortiz was riding his gas-powered 2015 Honda PCX 150 moped east on 149th Ave. in South Ozone Park when he was struck near 121st St. by a driver going the opposite direction about 10:05 pm. Tuesday, cops said.
The driver, who was going against traffic in the eastbound lane, then struck an unoccupied parked 2015 Ford Transit 350 Courier van before speeding off.
Medics rushed Smith-Ortiz to Jamaica Hospital but he could not be saved. He lives in Ozone Park, according to cops.
The driver has not been caught and cops have not yet been able to develop a vehicle description.
