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MARINE PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – The victim of a Brooklyn hit-and-run was trying to get into a car before it struck him early Thursday morning, according to the NYPD.
It happened at Avenue N and Flatbush Avenue in Marine Park around 1:30 a.m. A 23-year-old man was trying to enter a white Jeep SUV when it hit him, per police.
The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in critical condition with injuries to his head and right leg, according to authorities.
The suspect, a 41-year-old man driving the car, was apprehended a block away, per police.
Charges are pending, per police.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both loca...
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