Man, 51, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York

Police are searching for the driver a black four-door sedan who struck and killed a 51-year-old man in Brooklyn Saturday night and fled the scene. According to authorities the man was crossing Eastern Parkway in Brownsville at around 9:30 p.m. when the sedan, which was heading west, crashed into him. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the driver fled before authorities arrived. Police are attempting to notify family before releasing the identity of the the man who was killed.