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75-Year-Old Man Squatting in Middle of NYC Street Falls Back Into Traffic, Gets Hit by Mercedes and Dies

A 75-year-old man who had been inexplicably squatting in the middle of a Brooklyn street suddenly fell backwards and into the westbound flow of traffic, where he was struck and killed by a Mercedes, authorities say. 

The unidentified victim was in the middle of Surf Avenue shortly after midnight when he fell backward. A 2005 Mercedes driven by a 50-year-old man hit him. That driver remained at the scene and was later arrested for allegedly driving with a suspended license. 

The 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

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