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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: October 4, 2006 |
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A man who was run over on a roadway dubbed the Boulevard of Death while walking home from religious services at a temple on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar has died.
Yakub Aminov was hit late Monday, the Yom Kippur holiday, by a sport utility vehicle traveling west on the major thoroughfare Queens Boulevard. The road is often called the Boulevard of Death because it has been the scene of so many accidents involving pedestrians.
Aminov, whom family members said came to America from Uzbekistan 15 years ago, died Tuesday morning.
Family members said Aminov, 59, was an accomplished musician who drove a taxi.
The driver of the silver Nissan SUV sped off after the accident, which occurred in the Rego Park section, and was being sought, police said. The SUV, with Maryland license plates, was found burned in Brooklyn on Tuesday, they said.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, who also had been at a temple Monday night, called the hit-and-run a terrible tragedy.
"It is something that I can't quite comprehend how it is that someone could hit an individual crossing the boulevard and then just take off," Brown said.
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