Surveillance video captures fatal hit-and-run crash in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
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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 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. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. Police were studying surveillance video of the fatal crash and used a drone as they pieced together what happened.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the police.