Central Brooklyn

Bicyclist Killed in East Flatbush Hit-and-Run Accident

Paul Stremple

Oct 2, 2017 — 1 min read

EAST FLATBUSH – A bicyclist was struck and killed crossing the intersection of Church and Nostrand Avenues in East Flatbush over the weekend.

On Saturday, September 30, around 8:30 am, police responded to a 911 call of a bicyclist struck by a car. Arriving at the scene, police found 30-year old Jeremy Morales, of East Flatbush, unconscious and unresponsive.

Morales was transported by EMS to King’s County Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased, said police.

The car that struck Morales was a silver Infinity, which fled the scene after the accident, said police. It is described as a white Q60S Sedan, missing the Infiniti emblem on the front grille, and having damage to the hood, windshield and sunroof.

Photos of the vehicle can be seen below:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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