An alleged hit-and-run driver was arrested Friday after fatally striking a pedestrian in Bushwick. Police said the victim, 59-year-old Bushwick resident Marco Tirado Gallardo, was crossing DeKalb Avenue at Wyckoff Street in the crosswalk just after 9:30am when Lennis Escalona Luna, driving an 18-foot-long delivery truck, ran over him in the sidewalk as he attempted to turn right onto DeKalb Avenue. Luna reportedly fled the scene, leaving Gallardo in the street. Click here to read more on brooklyn.paper.com.
