A 57-year-old man was fatally struck as he got out of his car near a corner in Brooklyn (NYC) and the other driver fled at dawn yesterday.
According to the NYPD, the victim had parked his Infiniti FX 35 SUV on Wortman Ave. west of Georgia Ave. in East New York just before 6 a.m. on Friday and as he got out he was hit by another car.
The man died at the scene, with his car door still open. His name was not immediately released as police searched for his relatives, he reported. Daily News.
Police were searching for surveillance footage to help them track the car and driver, who sped off eastbound on Wortman Ave.
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A 57-year-old man stepping out of his car near a Brooklyn corner was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver.https://t.co/3gXkZBpfHz
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No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance for drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Traffic accidents are a great challenge in New York and In many cases the drivers flee. This despite “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths for this year 2024.
In December Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Angelica Law”, intended to keep drivers with prior suspensions off the road by charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that resulted in suspensions or revocations as a felony.
2024-04-06 05:19:00
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