NYPD searching for driver after 74-year-old man struck, killed in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn
BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
The victim, Segundo Reina-Gaon, was crossing Ridge Boulevard in the crosswalk, west to east when he was struck at Bay Ridge Avenue just after 8:55 p.m. Wednesday.
He was hit by a white SUV traveling northbound on Ridge Boulevard.
The victim was pushed into a parked car as the SUV kept going. Several parked cars were damaged.
He was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead.
Police were studying surveillance video of the fatal crash and used a drone as they pieced together what happened.
Residents in the area say accidents and reckless driving are far too common there.
"I stand on the curb, I don't even step out until the light turns and then I look to make sure the car stops before I walk. Right over there they put these yield for pedestrians walking in the crosswalk signs, where maybe a month ago somebody was hit," said Jeffrey Diamond, a neighbor.
"It's a family friendly area. We're trying to teach our kids to walk alone and we're were afraid because there are many reckless drivers," said Amara Felice, a neighbor.
Senator Andrew Gounardes posted on social media that he had talked with DOT officials just two days about safety concerns, just one block from where this hit and run happened.
Gounardes has been a big proponent for red light cameras throughout the city. He says that could have been another tool to help investigators in this case by getting a picture of the license plate.
"The number of times, I've had with the light to jump back to the curb is too many to count," said Gounardes,
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the police.
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