A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 36-year-old man crossing a Brooklyn street, officials said Friday.
It was the second hit-and-run in the five boroughs in 24 hours, cops said.
The victim was crossing near the Broadway Junction near the corner of Broadway and East New York Ave. in Ocean Hill at about 10 p.m. Thursday when a gray Ford rammed into him.
EMS rushed the victim to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died a short time later, cops said. His name was not immediately released.
The driver of the Ford sped off, never stopping, cops said. He remained at large on Saturday.
In an unrelated incident on the same day, a hit-and-run driver in a Ford Mustang injured six people in a crazed crash at the corner of E. 149th St. and Courtlandt Ave. in the Melrose section of the Bronx.
The Mustang was zipping east along E. 149th St. when the driver hit a pedestrian while trying to make a right turn onto Courtlandt Ave., cops said.
Veering out of control, the Mustang vaulted a curb and slammed into a scaffolding and five other pedestrians standing nearby, officials said.
The driver and his passenger crawled out of the mangled wreck and ran off on foot. The pair remained at large on Friday.
EMS took all of the pedestrians to Lincoln Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries, cops said.
As of Thursday, 55 pedestrians have been killed by vehicles while crossing city streets — eight less than the 63 pedestrian fatalities reported this time last year, cops said.
