"A man died in Brooklyn early Monday after police said he stole a for-hire car, lost control and crashed it into a building. NYPD officials said the crash happened around 1:45 a.m. near the intersection of Avenue J and Flatbush Avenue in Flatlands. Officers who responded to the scene found an overturned black Honda Civic and a 41-year-old man lying on the street with severe injuries."
"Emergency medical workers took him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. Officials did not immediately release his name as they worked to notify his family. Detectives determined the man stole the car - a for-hire vehicle with a city Taxi and Limousine Commission license plate - from Regent Place and Flatbush Avenue, about a mile and a half from the crash site. Police said the car's original driver had stepped out and left it running."
A man died after stealing a for-hire car in Brooklyn and crashing it into a building Monday. The crash occurred around 1:45 a.m. near Avenue J and Flatbush Avenue in Flatlands. Officers found an overturned black Honda Civic and a 41-year-old man on the street with severe injuries. Emergency medical workers transported him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives determined the man stole the vehicle from Regent Place and Flatbush Avenue after the original driver stepped out and left it running. Video shows the car speeding onto the sidewalk, ricocheting off the building and breaking apart. The city's buildings department inspected and deemed the building safe.
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