Man fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in East Flatbush

Thursday, July 8, 2021
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn.

Police say officers found the 54-year-old victim lying on Rockaway Parkway and Lenox Road in East Flatbush at 10:58 p.m.
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He was rushed to Brookdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators believe he was struck by a white BMS while trying to cross the street, knocking him to the roadway.


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The vehicle then fled the scene southbound.

So far, there are no arrests. The name of the man killed has not been released pending family notification.

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