Overview
- The collision occurred around 10:40 p.m. Sunday near East Burnside Avenue in Mount Hope, police said.
- Officials said the man was lying in the roadway when he was struck, then taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- The driver continued southbound and did not remain at the scene, and no arrests have been made so far.
- The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad is handling the case, and police have released limited information.
- Unnamed sources told the New York Post that police are looking for a champagne-colored vehicle, a detail authorities have not confirmed, as city data show fatal crashes in the 46th Precinct are roughly flat year over year and citywide fatalities are down nearly 19%.