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Man killed by box truck in Brooklyn Heights hit-and-run
Police say a man was killed by a box truck in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn Heights.
Nasir Nadim, 59, of Brooklyn, was struck by the freightliner box truck near Cadman Plaza West and Clinton Street around 1 p.m. on Jan. 23. He died a week later, according to authorities.
Nadim and the box truck were involved in a crash blocks away, near State Street and Clinton Street, when Nadim grabbed onto the truck's driver’s side door.
Police say he hung on for about 600 feet as the truck traveled northbound on Cadman Plaza West before he fell onto the road and was hit by the truck.
Nadim suffered severe injuries, and EMS took him to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
Authorities say the truck driver did not remain at the scene of the crash.
No arrests have been made as of Monday evening.