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Police are searching for the driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Canarsie that resulted in the death of an 8-year-old boy Wednesday. Investigators say Elijah Thomas was crossing the

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Police are searching for the driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Canarsie that resulted in the death of an 8-year-old boy Wednesday. Investigators say Elijah Thomas was crossing the

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