Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Being Hit By Car In Downtown Brooklyn, Police Say
Edward Ailarov died more than a week after he was hit by a Ford SUV on Schermerhorn Street on Nov. 26, said police.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — A Queens man died a week after he was hit by a swerving SUV on Schermerhorn Street, police said.
Edward Ailarov, 50, was standing near the corner of Schermerhorn and Nevins streets around 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 26 when a 2006 Ford SUV swerved and smashed first into a parked 2015 Toyota, then into him, said police.
Ailarov was rushed to Methodist Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, said police.
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Ailarov, of Kew Gardens, died from his injuries on Monday, Dec. 4, said police.
The 52-year-old Ford driver remained at the scene had not been charged with a crime as of Wednesday, said police.
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