Jonathan Martinez, 5, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision at 100th and McIntosh in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York
5-year-old killed in Queens hit and run identified, driver sought
A 5-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking with his family in Queens Thursday has been identified as Jonathan Martinez, and the manhunt for the suspected driver is intensifying.
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