Driver in Queens Hit-Run Kills Edward Luyo on Whitney Avenue
Police said accused driver Jose Dilone Duran hit Edward Luyo, 44, midblock on Whitney Avenue in Elmhurst on March 31 and fled; the official record lists one pedestrian killed and driver inattention by the sedan driver.
What We Know
Edward Luyo, 44, was walking to the train with a co-worker on his way to a Manhattan job when a driver in a gray 2015 Nissan Versa hit him midblock near Whitney Avenue and Macnish Street, according to police details reported by the Daily News. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed on Whitney Avenue and cites driver inattention or distraction for the sedan driver. The Daily News reported that the driver continued west after the crash, Luyo was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, and accused driver Jose Dilone Duran, 53, was arrested about three hours later on charges of leaving the scene of an accident and failure to exercise due care.
A walk to work ended near his home
The official crash record says the crash happened on Whitney Avenue at 4:34 p.m. on March 31, 2026, and that one pedestrian was killed.
The Daily News identified the pedestrian as Edward Luyo, 44, and reported that he was walking with a co-worker to the train, headed to a Manhattan job site, when a driver in a gray 2015 Nissan Versa hit him midblock near Macnish Street. The newspaper reported that medics took Luyo to Elmhurst Hospital, where he could not be saved.
The crash was reported midblock on Whitney Avenue
The official record places the crash on Whitney Avenue in Elmhurst. The Daily News reported that it happened midblock near Macnish Street, steps from Luyo's home.
The sedan driver was recorded traveling west
The official vehicle record lists a 2015 Nissan sedan traveling west and going straight ahead before the crash, with center-front impact damage. The same record cites driver inattention or distraction for the sedan driver.
The Daily News, citing police, described the car as a gray 2015 Nissan Versa and reported that the driver continued west on Whitney Avenue after the crash.
Police arrested an accused driver hours later
The article also reported that a co-worker who was with Luyo gave police a license plate number after seeing the driver leave the scene.
Edward Luyo was on his way to a job
The Daily News reported that Luyo owned a concrete flooring company with his brother and was headed to a Manhattan job site when he was hit. His girlfriend, Violet Cannistraci, told the newspaper she had missed a call from him shortly before the crash and later learned he had been seriously injured.