NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 72-year-old man died nearly a month after he was struck down by a Bronx hit-and-run SUV driver, police said Sunday.
Cristobal Acosta was crossing the street at East 168th Street and Walton Avenue when the driver of an Audi SUV struck him around 5:55 p.m. on Dec. 20.
The impact, which threw the victim to the ground, caused him to sustain injuries to his head and torso.
He was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln and was initially expected to survive, but he succumbed to his injuries on Jan. 17.
The driver fled east on East 168th Street and remains at large.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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