A 75-year-old Harlem great-grandfather walking to Sunday Mass was mowed down by a hit-and-run driver and killed today, authorities said.
Luis Rosado was crossing Broadway at West 138th Street, a block from his apartment, around 7:41 a.m. when he was struck by a car believed to be a livery cab going southbound, police said.
“They ran over him,” his son, Henry Rosado, 47, said tearfully as members of the tight-knit family grieved.
The victim, a retired baker, had just become a great-grandfather in July.
“At least he got to see his [great-grandson],” Henry Rosado said.
The elder Rosado had spent the previous Sunday with his two sons watching the Super Bowl, relatives said.
“They had a great time watching the Giants win. But now it’s bittersweet,” said Joseph Gomez, Rosado’s step-grandson.
Police posted a flier asking for assistance in finding the driver who fled the scene.
Henry Rosado said police told family members that a bumper recovered at the scene was from a black Lincoln Town Car.