Driver Hits, Kills Man Crossing Brooklyn Street: Police

Police say an 80-year-old woman driving in Brooklyn Sunday morning hit a man while he was crossing the street, and the pedestrian later died from his injuries.

The woman was making a turn onto Gates Avenue from Bedford Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant when she struck the 30-year-old man, authorities say.

The man's identity has not yet been released.

Police say the driver remained on the scene and that they are investigating the accident.

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