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Cops: Astoria man causes fatal crash with cyclist

An Astoria man who police said had just made a heroin purchase in Long Island City Saturday night fled as police pursued him, driving away in a sport utility vehicle and collided with a bicyclist, who died of his injuries, police said Sunday.

New York City police undercover officers had observed the man making the heroin purchase, according to a police report, and when they moved in to make...

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