33-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed Crossing The Street
BOERUM HILL – A 33-year-old Sunset Park resident was killed while crossing the street against the light, cops say.
This morning at around 12:05 a.m., a 55-year-old man was driving his 2002 Dodge Stratus southbound on Flatbush Avenue. As he was approaching Fourth Avenue, cops say he had the green light. Luis Garcia was crossing that intersection at the time. The driver struck Garcia and Garcia was taken to Brooklyn Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver remained at the scene. No arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing.