Brooklyn, NY – 22-year-old pizza delivery man died after he was mowed down by a hit-and-run driver on a Brooklyn street Thursday, cops and witnesses said.
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Luis Torres was at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 59th St. on his bike delivering pies for Amnon Kosher Pizza when he was hit by a Budget box truck, police and family said.
The 25-year-old driver of the truck attempted to flee the scene of the 6:30 p.m. accident, but was apprehended by police a block away, cops said. He was expected to be charged Thursday night.
Torres was taken to Lutheran Hospital, but could not be saved.
His wife, Laura Campoberdecq, 19, was too distraught to speak.
“He was a good person,” said his uncle, Edgar Ingacq, 33. “My heart is too much in pain.”
Torres and his wife moved to Brooklyn from Ecuador two years ago to save money for their child, 2-year-old Kelly Denisse Inga.
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It’s kiddai to take up a collection for the young widow. If nothing else to help her with the funeral costs.
Very sad.
That’s horrible! RIP 🙁
The people that ordered the pizza must feel terrible.
I agree with comment #2 . Can someone please collect some money to help the young man’s family? It would be a kiddush Hashem, and is certainly the right thing to do.
Nebech, nebech.
no tip for him !
G-d rest his soul.
Very Sad R.I.P.
#2 ………whaddabout worker’s compensation if he was deliveing pissa in the ordinary coursed of business?
This guys family needs no money because they are going to over enough from insurance & law suite
Who was driving the Budget Truck???
Where can we contribute to help his widow?