ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) -- A 16-year-old is dead and a 32-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after they were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Queens early Saturday morning, according to police.

The 16-year-old named Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez was pronounced dead on the scene after she was hit by a 38-year-old man driving on Roosevelt Avenue and 91st Street in Elmhurst just before 4:15 a.m., authorities said.

The 32-year-old woman, also hit at the scene, was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Police tell PIX11 News the driver got into an argument with the two victims moments before the fatal incident.

The 38-year-old, operating a gray 2009 Chevy Suburban, continued down Roosevelt Avenue and slammed into a parked car at Benham Street shortly after, officials report. He was

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