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BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn man was killed after being hit by a car just blocks away from his East Flatbush home on Saturday, according to police.
Joseph Hippole, 85, was attempting to cross mid-block at Linden Boulevard and East 95th Street when he was hit by a 2006 Nissan on the service road around 10 a.m., an NYPD spokeswoman said.
Hippole lived a short walk away on East 95th Street near Avenue B, according to police.
He was taken to Brookdale Hospital where he died of his injuries, officials said.
The 25-year-old driver remained on scene and no arrests were made in the incident, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
