EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that left a man critically injured in Brooklyn early Sunday.
The crash happened at about 3:15 a.m. as the 47-year-old man was attempting to cross North Conduit Avenue between Liberty and Crescent Streets in East New York.
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He was struck by a black SUV that fled the scene westbound on North Conduit, according to police.
The man was taken to Brookdale Hospital.
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The NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad was at the scene for several hours. The vehicle involved is a Nissan Murano SUV with front end damage.
Streets in the area were closed for the investigation but have since reopened.
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