Driver sought after fatal East New York hit-and-run.
A driver struck and killed a 46-year-old pedestrian near Pitkin Avenue and Chestnut Street around 1 a.m. early Sunday and fled, News 12 reported; October 18, 2026, is inferred from the reports’ publication dates.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Around 1 a.m. early Sunday, a driver heading east on Pitkin Avenue struck a 46-year-old man near Chestnut Street and left, Hoodline reported, citing a New York Daily News police account. News 12 reported that police found the man lying in the street and that he died after being taken to Brookdale Hospital; Hoodline called it Brookdale University Hospital. The October 18, 2026, incident date is inferred from the reports’ publication dates and their references to early Sunday. Investigators had not determined whether the driver knew someone had been struck or how the man came to be in the roadway.
Reports describe the driver’s direction and the man’s position.
Hoodline, citing a New York Daily News police account, reported that a driver in a car traveling east on Pitkin Avenue struck the man as he lay in the roadway near Chestnut Street, then left without stopping. News 12 reported that police found the 46-year-old man lying in the street after the collision and said the driver fled.
News 12 reported that the man was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he died; Hoodline identified the facility as Brookdale University Hospital. Both reports placed the collision around 1 a.m. early Sunday. The October 18, 2026, incident date is inferred from the reports’ publication dates and their references to early Sunday.
Police were still seeking the driver.
News 12 reported on October 20 that police were searching for the driver and asked anyone with information to contact them. Hoodline reported that investigators had not determined whether the driver realized someone had been struck or how the man came to be lying in the roadway.
Where
PITKIN AVE