By Bill Parry
Jackson Heights resident Luis Andrade, 32, was arrested at the 115th Precinct Sunday and charged with fleeing from the scene of a hit-and-run in Sunnyside. police said.
Andrade allegedly lost control of a white Mazda sedan before slamming into a bus stop on Northern Boulevard at 48th Street at 7 p.m. Saturday evening, the Fire Department said. Five people were taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, four with non-life threatening injuries, including a 7-year-old girl, according to the FDNY.
Police say Andrade was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury and failure to show his license, a misdemeanor.
The white Mazda was found abandoned at 61st Street near 38th Avenue in Woodside, authorities said. The vehicle was discovered with a shattered windshield and the front bumper nearly torn off, according to police sources.