by Emma Davey A truck driver fatally struck a pedestrian early Saturday morning in Williamsburg.
On March 1, around 4 am, a man was crossing Withers Street near Woodpoint Road when a Mack truck driver made a right turn and hit him. The NYPD believe the man was kneeling over to pick up food. The victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. His identity is not yet known, pending family notification, but he was…
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‘49 year old truck driver fled the scene’. Wow, we don’t know anything about the truck driver, except his precise age! How can I possibly believe anything else tgat is said.
Driver’s identity would have been verified via vehicle’s license plate, and confirming the roster of his employer. The authorities know who he is, and are tracking him down.