NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police continue to investigate what caused an SUV to jump a curb, crashing into a building and killing a pedestrian, in Brooklyn.
The victim, Omesh Persaud, 47, of Queens, was pronounced dead at the scene at Atlantic Avenue and Milford Street in Cypress Hills around 4:30 p.m. Friday.
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The driver was hospitalized in stable condition, according to police.
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