Friday, October 18, 2013

Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian, 40

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Cops say victim Antonio Ramirez was headed toward his home when he was fatally struck.



Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 40-year-old man in upper Manhattan early Friday, police said.


The victim, Antonio Ramirez, was crossing Audubon Ave. at W. 176th St. when he was mowed down by a dark-colored Infiniti heading north about 4:30 a.m., police said.


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Ramirez, who was in the crosswalk but did not have the light, was headed toward his home down the block, cops said.


He died at the scene.


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Investigators are examining security camera footage that shows the car leaving the scene, police said.


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