Crime & Safety
Car Runs Over Man Lying On Brooklyn Road, Cops Say
Police are looking for a driver who ran over a man who was lying down in the street and then drove away, leaving him in critical condition.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A 61-year-old man is in critical condition after he lay down in the middle of the street in Brooklyn on Monday and was hit by a car, police said.
The unidentified man was lying near the corner of Cornelia Street and Broadway around 2 a.m. when a dark-colored SUV ran him over, police said.
Cops are now looking for the SUV, which was driven from the scene after the crash.
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The injured man was taken to Woodhull Hospital in critical condition, police said. They did not give details about why the man was lying in the street.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this operator and/or vehicle is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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