Memorial grows for man killed by hit-and-run driver in Queens, friend critically injured

Memorial grows for man killed by hit-and-run driver in Queens, friend critically injured

ABC7 New Yorknation

Key Points:

  • A makeshift memorial has been set up in Corona, Queens, for Darwin Cargua, 25, who was killed in a hit-and-run on New Year's Day.
  • Luis Romero, also hit in the incident, remains critically injured; Friday marked his 25th birthday.
  • Both victims are Ecuadorian immigrants who were struck by a white SUV while walking home from a New Year's Eve party.
  • The driver fled the scene, and no arrests have been made in connection with the hit-and-run.