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Police continue to search for the perpetrator of a hit-and-run that took the life of a Queens man in mid-October.
At 6:45 am on October 15, George Gibbons, 37, of Maspeth, Queens, had just finished closing up his bar, Gibbon's Home, after a night of drinking with friends and family. His sister, who had left just five minutes earlier, is now motivating the community to find 36-year-old Peter Rodriguez, suspected of hitting Gibbons and fleeing the scene thereafter.
After Gibbons closed his bar, he entered a livery cab. When they got onto the Long Island Expressway, the cab was hit by a wrong-way driver. The cab driver was taken to Elmhurst Hospital. A passenger in the other car had initially run away but later returned to the scene of the accident, where he was charged with possession of marijuana and taken to Elmhurst Hospital. Gibbons, however, was pronounced dead on arrival.
While police still search for Mr. Rodriguez, family and friends have been holding rallies for Mr. Gibbons to repay him for the benevolence he showed his community. Just last month, over a hundred supporters gathered for a "Justice for George" campaign. They have been posting 'Wanted' posters all over the neighborhood. Police, meanwhile, have offered $10,000 for information leading to Rodriguez's arrest.
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