Box Truck Driver Flees After Striking Pedestrian In Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man was hospitalized Saturday morning after being hit by a truck in Queens.

Police were sent to the intersection of 30th Avenue and 14th Street in Astoria around 2:30 a.m.

Investigators say the white box truck struck the man while turning onto 14th Street.

The driver of that truck then left the scene.

The victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

In:
• Queens
• Astoria
• Hit-and-Run
• New York