Crime Watch: Hit-and-Run on Mosholu Pkwy

Mosholu-1 — Police shut down a portion of Mosholu Parkway early Monday after a man was killed in a hit-and-run (photo by David Greene)

Police are looking for a driver who hit struck and killed a man on Mosholu Parkway early Monday, before
taking off.

According to the NYPD, the victim, identified as a 23-year-old Hispanic male, was crossing Mosholu Parkway at Paul Avenue around 4:30 a.m., on Monday, Dec. 26, when he was struck by a passing vehicle. The car took off before police arrived, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mosholu Parkway was shut down in both directions outside of DeWitt Clinton High School for several hours, as investigators from the NYPD’s Accident Investigation Squad pieced together details from the holiday tragedy.
The man’s body was discovered more than twenty-feet from the crosswalk, landing on a patch of grass next to the curb. One of the victim’s shoes landed nearby.

According to the NYPD, there have been no arrests.Several sources say police are looking for a gold vehicle with front end damage.

“One guy’s dead and another will probably go to jail,” one Paul Avenue resident at the scene said. “It’s not a nice way to spend the holidays.”

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