Man, 82, Struck and Killed by Livery Cab in Brooklyn

An 82-year-old man was fatally hit by a livery cab steps from his Brooklyn home, authorities said Saturday.

Joseph Ciresi was trying to cross Gerritsen Avenue in Sheepshead Bay when the 2005 Mercury Marquis struck him at around 7 p.m. Friday, the NYPD said.

Emergency responders declared the octogenarian dead at the scene.

The driver stayed at the location to wait for authorities and was not arrested, police said.

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