Posted on: August 20, 2026 06:30 AM

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Queens man arrested for assaulting man in the Bronx that led to vehicle running over and killing him

Police say they arrested a suspect who beat a man so severely he was once left on a Bronx roadway in the past this month, the place he used to be fatally run over with the aid of two vehicles, together with an NYPD vehicle.

According to police sources, law enforcement officials took 39-year-old Luis Torres of Queens into custody final Thursday through the NYPD warrant squad. He has been charged with tried murder, tried assault, and two counts of assault.

Cops say the victim, whose identification is nevertheless pending perfect household notification, was once allegedly attacked by using Torres on East 166 Street and College Avenue in the course of the early hours of Aug. eight Police sources say the sufferer used to be slapped, inflicting him to fall in the roadway. Minutes later, he was once struck by means of white BMW SUV touring eastbound on East 166th Street. The auto fled the scene.