NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A driver struck a man in Brooklyn on Thursday morning before fleeing the scene and leaving him to die, police said.
The deadly hit-and-run happened just after 3 a.m. in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
The victim was walking at Bedford and Lafayette avenues when the driver hit him, police said.
He was taken to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim’s age and identity remain unknown as police work to identify his family.
No description of the driver or their vehicle has been released yet.