Pedestrian, 70, hit and killed by wrong-way driver in the Bronx: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A 70-year-old man was hit and killed by a wrong-way driver in a Bronx hit-and-run Monday morning, police said. The pedestrian was struck near East Tremont and Park avenues just before 6 a.m., according to the NYPD. The man died at the scene. Police said a white vehicle was heading [...]
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