Victim In Upper East Side Crash ID'd
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Police have released the identity of a New Jersey man hit and killed by a car on the Upper East Side, and they say the driver who hit him was ticketed.
Wesley Mensing, 27, of Scotch Plains, was killed in the crash around 7:20 p.m., police said.
Mensing and a 30-year-old woman were crossing a street Saturday evening when a Mercedes-Benz SUV hit them both, police said. The woman is hospitalized in stable condition. Mensing was dead on arrival.
The 45-year-old SUV driver got an unlicensed-driving ticket. Police have not released the driver's name.
The investigation is continuing.
Mensing was a golf instructor and featured in Golf Digest's article on the best young golf teachers in America in November.
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