Queens man fatally struck crossing Meeker Ave

Police are investigating the death of 71-year-old Joseph Ranieri from Long Island City.

Ranieri was discovered lying on the road near 958 Meeker Avenue unconscious and unresponsive by police officers early Tuesday morning.

He was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

A preliminary investigation founds that he was trying to cross Meeker Avenue (from south to north) when a 30-year-old driver of a 2012 Jeep struck him.

The operator remained on the scene.

There are no arrests at this time, police say. The investigation is ongoing.

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