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NYPD: Jose Ramos, 56, Killed In Cypress Hills Hit-And-Run

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver Saturday after a cyclist was killed in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.

It happened just after 10 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Essex Street.

Jose Ramos, 56, was hit by a white or light colored sedan while he was in a marked crosswalk just blocks from his home, according to police.

The driver did not stop and kept going west on Atlantic Avenue, police said.

Ramos was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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