"The unidentified victim, believed to be in his 30s, was standing in the westbound lanes of Linden Blvd. at Rockaway Ave. in Brownsville when the driver of a light-colored SUV going west hit him, cops said. That driver had a green light, cops said. A second light-colored SUV, also going west on Linden, then struck the victim as he lay in the roadway, cops said. Neither driver remained at the scene."
"The friend described him as 'a people's person' and 'down to earth.' She called the area where he was struck dangerous. 'I almost got hit a couple of times,' she said. 'You got to be careful when you cross the street.'"
"The fatal crash happened just two days after a hit-and-run Ford SUV driver fatally struck 4-year-old Zachariah Padilla on Rockaway Parkway and Linden Blvd., just five blocks away. The little boy was killed after breaking away from his mother, Harmonie Wright, and dashing into the street shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, cops said."
An unidentified man in his 30s, believed to be a homeless panhandler, was struck by two separate light-colored SUVs on Linden Boulevard in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The first SUV hit him while he stood in the westbound lanes with a green light; the second struck him as he lay in the roadway. Both drivers fled the scene without stopping. The victim was transported to Brookdale University Hospital but died from his injuries. Police have not identified the victim or made any arrests. A friend described him as friendly and down-to-earth. This incident occurred just two days after another fatal hit-and-run on the same street, five blocks away, where a 4-year-old boy was killed.
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