Police in Brooklyn searching for driver in fatal hit-and-run of 55-year-old man

CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police in Brooklyn are searching for a driver who fatally struck a man in Brooklyn.

Investigators say a burgundy Ford Explorer with Pennsylvania license plates struck and killed the 55-year-old man at the corner of Fulton Street and Washington Avenue in Cypress Hills as he crossed the street. The vehicle did not remain on the scene.

The incident happened Saturday just before 12:30 a.m.

The man was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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