Monday, August 1, 2016

NOWHERE, NEVER SAFE: 2 pedestrians killed, parked cars damaged in hit and run crash in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, NYC






Darla Miles reports from Cypress Hills, where two men were killed in a hit and run crash.

Eyewitness News
Updated 42 mins ago
CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit and run crash that left two men dead in Brooklyn.

Police say the driver of an Acura TL slammed into the victims and two parked cars, near the intersection of Fulton and Chestnut Streets in Cypress Hills shortly after midnight.

The driver then fled the scene on foot.

Police identified the victims as 41-year-old Delmer Maldonado and 56-year-old Israel Turcios, both from Brooklyn.

Friends say they were at a nearby bar owned by the brother of one of the victims and were walking home after putting a friend in a cab.

That's when police say the driver came through the intersection and struck the two.

If you have any information about the deadly crash, you're asked to call NYPD Crimestoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.