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A Queens man riding his scooter was killed by an out-of-control driver who later crashed into several parked cars before colliding with an outdoor dining set up in Astoria, according to police.
The victim, Xing Long Lin, 37, died after a 60-year-old woman driving a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-300 hit him from behind on Thursday just before 8 p.m., according to police. The driver, who was reportedly upset with a slow driver in front of her on 35th Street near Ditmars Boulevard, then plows into a 2017 Dodge Challenger and 2020 Subaru WRX before colliding into an outdoor dining set-up at Rosatoro Restaurant. The exterior of the restaurant found at the corner of Ditmars Boulevard and 35th Street was also damaged.