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26-Year-Old Man Killed In Bronx Hit-And-Run Accident

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for a driver wanted for a hit-and-run accident that left a Bronx man dead early Tuesday morning.

Jermaine Elliot, 26, was trying to cross the street around 4:40 a.m. when he was struck by a white box truck at East 233rd Street and Barnes Avenue in Wakefield, police said.

1010 WINS' Juliet Papa reports

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Elliot was rushed to Jacobi Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The vehicle fled the scene before officers arrived, police said.

No arrests have been made.

The investigation is ongoing.

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