Man helping stranded motorist killed by hit-and-run driver in Springfield Gardens, Queens

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, Queens (WABC) – A 51-year-old man has been killed by a hit-and-run driver after stopping to help a stranded driver in Queens.

The incident happened just after 8 a.m. on the east side of the Nassau Highway in Springfield Gardens on Friday night.

According to police, the victim was standing near his Audi sedan in 2005 when he was hit.

They are looking for the driver who left his Dodge Caravan and took off on foot.

EMS responded on the spot and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

There are no arrests and the investigation continues by the NYPD.

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