{"id":130485,"date":"2026-02-11T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/130485\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:30:23","slug":"driver-arrested-in-germany-for-alleged-fatal-hit-and-run-in-queens-4-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/130485\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested in Germany for alleged fatal hit-and-run in Queens 4 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A Romanian man was arrested in Germany for allegedly killing a 74-year-old pedestrian in a Queens <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/queens\/queens-hit-and-run-man-74-killed-by-driver-who-left-scene\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hit-and-run;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hit-and-run<\/a> four years ago, police said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Florin Stoian, 30, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with the fatal incident on Aug. 14, 2022, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stoian was allegedly driving a black BMW when he struck Be Tran while he was crossing the street near Seneca and Myrtle avenues in Ridgewood at around 7:40 p.m., police said. Tran died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stoian fled the scene after the accident. He was then recently apprehended in Germany and extradited to New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was additionally charged with assault, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, criminal mischief, tampering with physical evidence, and reckless driving, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stoian\u2019s arraignment was pending on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. 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