Crime & Safety

Bed-Stuy Man Killed In Hit-And-Run: NYPD

The 58-year-old was crossing the street when he was fatally hit by a BMW, police said.

A Bed-Stuy man was fatally hit by a car in Long Island City.
A Bed-Stuy man was fatally hit by a car in Long Island City. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

BED-STUY, NY — A 58-year-old Bed Stuy man was fatally struck while crossing the street Friday, police said.

Darryl Younger, of Bed Stuy, was crossing Jackson Avenue in Long Island City about 4:40 a.m. Friday when he was hit by a BMW SUV, according to the NYPD.

The driver took off, and Younger was left lying in the road with injuries, the NYPD said.

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Younger was rushed to an area hospital where he later died, police said.

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