A 20-year-old man is fighting for his life after a hit-and-run in Cypress Hills, where the driver allegedly left him behind and kept going. Police are now trying to identify the motorist, with the victim listed in critical condition. The case puts a grim spotlight on the decision to flee after a serious Brooklyn crash.
According to News 12 Brooklyn, the man was critically injured in Cypress Hills and police are searching for the driver responsible. The report, published Tuesday morning, did not identify the victim or provide an exact intersection, vehicle description or information about an arrest.
That leaves the investigation at its earliest public stage: a seriously injured young man, an unidentified driver and few details available to neighbors who may have witnessed the collision or seen a vehicle leaving the area. Authorities had not publicly announced additional circumstances in the initial account.
Leaving The Scene Can Bring Criminal Charges
New York DMV guidance says drivers involved in a crash causing personal injury or death must stop and immediately notify police. Leaving the scene of a crash that causes personal injury or death is a crime, and drivers are also expected to provide identifying and insurance information when practical, according to New York DMV.
The Cypress Hills investigation also arrives after a separate hit-and-run case in the neighborhood drew a prison sentence this year. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said in March that a driver who struck and killed cyclist Jose Ramos in 2021 after speeding and running a red light was sentenced to three to six years in prison; that case is unrelated to Tuesday’s injury.
For now, police are still looking for the driver in the latest crash. No suspect had been publicly identified in the initial report.
