A hit-and-run driver barreled into two pedestrians on New Years Day in Queens, leaving one dead and a 24-year-old man clinging to life, according to police.
The two men were crossing 102nd Street near 37th Avenue in Corona when the driver of a white SUV — traveling southbound on 102nd Street — slammed into them just after 4 a.m. Thursday, cops said.
The motorist then fled the area, according to the NYPD.
Medics rushed the 24-year-old pedestrian to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he’s listed in critical condition.
The other victim, whom police are trying to identify and determine his age, died at the scene.
The carnage marked the first deadly Big Apple crash of the new year, police said.
Last year, 203 people were killed in crashes citywide through Dec. 28, according to NYPD data.
Cops said the driver in Thursday’s crash has yet to be caught.
