Police searching for driver after deadly hit-and-run in Brownsville, Brooklyn

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the driver behind a deadly hit-and-run in Brooklyn.

The fatal crash happened just before 10 p.m. on Thursday near East New York Avenue and Broadway in Brownsville.

According to the NYPD, the driver was traveling westbound on East New York Avenue when they struck a 36-year-old man walking on the road and kept going.

First responders transported the victim to Brookdale University Hospital, where he later died.

Authorities are now trying to determine what led up to the fatal crash.



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