An elderly man was struck and killed crossing the street near his home in Staten Island, police said.
Bujar Hasimja, 72, and a woman, 64, were walking across Jefferson Avenue near Mason Avenue in Dongan Hills when a gray Nissan Armada making a left turn hit them about 7:30 p.m. yesterday, cops said.
EMS rushed the two pedestrians to Staten Island University Hospital, but Hasimja did not survive, authorities said. The woman was listed in stable condition.
The driver stayed on the scene, and no criminality is suspected, police added.
Hasimja lived near the scene of the accident.