Crime & Safety
54-Year-Old Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Crossing Brooklyn Street
Police said the 54-year-old victim was trying to cross Rockaway Parkway at Lenox Road when he was struck by a white BMW.
July 8, 2021
A man is dead after police say he was mowed down by a hit-and-run driver overnight in Brooklyn.
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Police said the 54-year-old victim was trying to cross Rockaway Parkway at Lenox Road when he was struck by a white BMW, which fled the scene.
Officers responded to a 911 call around 11 p.m. and found the man lying in the roadway with severe trauma. He was rushed to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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