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- Police are searching for a man they say was riding a bike when he collided with a pedestrian who was crossing a Manhattan street -- a crash that proved deadly.
- The preliminary investigation into the incident suggests that an unidentified bicyclist traveling northbound on 8th Avenue when he allegedly struck a 44-year-old man who was crossing West 22nd Street in the crosswalk on Aug. 11.
- EMS transported the pedestrian to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a few days later on Aug. 16.
Police are searching for a man they say was riding a bike when he collided with a pedestrian who was crossing a Manhattan street -- a crash that proved deadly.
According to the NYPD, on Aug. 11 at around 6:38 p.m. officers responded to a report of a crash in the area of 8th Avenue and West 22 Street.
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WATCH HEREThe preliminary investigation into the incident suggests that an unidentified bicyclist traveling northbound on 8th Avenue when he allegedly struck 44-year-old Gavin Lee who was crossing West 22nd Street in the crosswalk.
Lee and cyclist were both thrown to the ground in the impact. However, the unidentified cyclist re-mounted his bicycle and fled the location northbound on 8th Avenue.
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SIGN UP EMS transported Lee to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a few days later on Aug. 16.
The cyclist is described as a man, about 25 years old, with brown wavy hair, a medium build and a tattoo on his right forearm. Police say he was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, tan shorts and a black bag at the time of the impact.
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Authorities urge anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
