NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 62-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run pickup truck driver in the Bronx on New Year's Eve, police said.
Edwin Rivera was struck near Broadway and East 238th Street in Kingsbridge around 4:35 a.m. Saturday.
According to police, the driver of a Dodge Ram was heading north on Broadway when he collided with Rivera and drove off.
Police responded to a 911 call and found him unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to his body.
Rivera was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Rivera's 75-year-old aunt, Maggie Mendez, told the Daily News that he was an artist and that his death has broken her "heart because he was like a son."
No arrests have been made at this time. An investigation is ongoing.
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