Driver Runs Over Man Lying on East Harlem Roadway
Police said a 53-year-old man died at Harlem Hospital after a 49-year-old driver in a 2009 Chrysler 300 ran over him while he lay in the roadway at East 127th Street and Second Avenue in East Harlem.
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What We Know
Police said the man was standing at East 127th Street and Second Avenue in East Harlem shortly before 10:37 p.m. when he fell into the roadway. While he was lying there, a 49-year-old driver in a 2009 Chrysler 300 ran over him. Medics took the man to Harlem Hospital, where he died. Police said the driver did not realize he had struck the man and left the scene, but officers later found him on East 78th Street near First Avenue. Investigators were still looking into what caused the man to fall, and police reported no arrests.
Police said the man fell before the driver ran over him
The 53-year-old man was standing at the corner of East 127th Street and Second Avenue shortly before 10:37 p.m. when, according to police, he fell into the roadway. As he lay there, a 49-year-old driver in a 2009 Chrysler 300 ran over him.
The crash happened at an East Harlem corner
Police placed the crash at East 127th Street and Second Avenue in East Harlem. The driver was later located farther south on the Upper East Side, on East 78th Street near First Avenue.
The man died at Harlem Hospital, and police reported no arrests
Medics took the man to Harlem Hospital, where he died. Police said the driver did not realize he had struck the man and left the scene, but officers later found him. Police said they were still investigating what caused the man to fall into the street, and no arrests had been made.
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