NEW YORK CITY — A 62-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a van and pinned to a box truck in the East Village, police said.
Wilson Compton was standing on St. Marks Place near First Ave. on Sept. 15 when he was struck by the van and pinned against the box truck.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The van driver, Lester Andrews, 51, was arrested the next day and has since pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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