A driver was arrested following a horrific Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge crash during the Labor Day weekend that left a pedestrian dead, police announced Monday.

Police arrested 71-year-old Abdul Hakim of Jackson Heights for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of an Upper East Side resident, 36-year-old James Mossetty.

The tragic incident occurred at York Avenue near East 72nd Street at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, when officers from the 19th Precinct received a call about the crash.

A preliminary investigation found that a 2021 Toyota RAV4 SUV, driven by Hakim, was traveling southbound on York Avenue, within the right lane. It is unclear how fast he was driving, but he wound up striking Mossetty who was crossing from west to east outside the crosswa

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