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Father of Three Killed in High Speed Hit-and-Run in Brooklyn

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  • A father of three was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn, police and family members said
  • The man was struck by a vehicle in the vicinity of Albany Avenue and Park Place around 5:30 a.m., the FDNY said
  • Witnesses and police said the driver didn't slow down and dragged Kassim Matthews as the car sped down the road

A father of three was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn, police and family members said.

The 30-year-old victim, identified by his mother-in-law as Kassim Matthews, was struck by a black SUV on Albany Avenue, near Park Place, in Crown Heights around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the FDNY. The driver fled the scene.

Matthews was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Witnesses and police said the driver didn't slow down and dragged Matthews as the car sped down the road. The impact sent his shoes flying down the side of the street. 

“Whoever you are please come forward because he had people who loved him like me and everyone else around here," neighbor Shade Walters tells News 4.

Police are still searching for the vehicle and the driver.

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