Crime & Safety
Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Brooklyn: NYPD
A pedestrian remains unidentified after the fatal hit-and-run near the Bedford-Stuyvesant-Bushwick border, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — A pedestrian died after a hit-and-run driver struck him along a Brooklyn road, police said.
The as-yet-unidentified man was found early Saturday morning near Broadway and Suydam St., on the Bedford-Stuyvesant-Bushwick border, suffering severe body trauma, authorities said.
Police believe the 47-year-old man was walking when he was struck by a driver traveling northbound on Broadway, according to NYPD officials.
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The driver did not remain at the scene, police added.
Officers responded to a 911 call and found the man at the crash site, where medics pronounced him dead, according to officials.
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The hit-and-run is under investigation and police have not released the victim’s name, pending notification of his family.
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