Police: Pedestrian Suffers Broken Hip After Hit-And-Run In Brooklyn

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are trying to find a vehicle in connection to a hit-and-run in Brooklyn that left a pedestrian injured.

It happened around 5:45 p.m. on May 30 in East New York.

Police are trying to find a vehicle in connection to a hit-and-run in Brooklyn that left a pedestrian injured on May 30, 2021. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

According to police, a 65-year-old man was crossing the street at Sheffield Avenue and Sutter Avenue when he was struck by a white ambulette van traveling eastbound on Sutter Avenue.

The driver did not stop.

Police say the pedestrian suffered a broken hip. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Surveillance video of the vehicle has been released.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.