Man killed by box truck in Brooklyn Heights hit-and-run

Police say a man was killed by a box truck in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn Heights.

Nasir Nadim, 59, of Brooklyn, was struck by the freightliner box truck near Cadman Plaza West and Clinton Street around 1 p.m. on Jan. 23. He died a week later, according to authorities.

Nadim and the box truck were involved in a crash blocks away, near State Street and Clinton Street, when Nadim grabbed onto the truck’s driver’s side door…

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