Family of five including four children injured after being hit by car that fled the scene near New York Avenue and Avenue J in Brooklyn, New York
Mother, 4 kids struck by hit-and-run car in Brooklyn; police searching for driver
Police say they tried to stop a white Mercedes-Benz along Flatbush Avenue, but the driver of the car took off on Avenue J, blowing through stop signs before striking the family.
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When someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, the first days and weeks are spent getting medical treatment and dealing with the new reality of injuries, pain, lost work, and disruption to normal life. When someone dies in a collision with a vehicle, family members are forced to deal with grief, anger, and loss as they struggle to move forward.
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