Police are looking for a Rolls Royce in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Brooklyn early Tuesday, authorities say.
Cops responding to a 911 call near Bayard Street and McGuinness Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. found a 58-year-old pedestrian lying on the roadway with severe trauma to his body, officials say. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Further investigation revealed the man was trying to cross McGuinness Boulevard, walking eastbound in the crosswalk at Bayard against the traffic signal, when a black Rolls Royce hit him. The Rolls Royce driver fled the scene.
Police say their investigation is ongoing. The victim's identity has not been released.
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