Manhattan man killed in hit-and-run

September 29, 2014
(WABC-TV capture)

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Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a 33-year-old Manhattan man Sunday.

According to the NYPD, a man with the surname Cho was crossing 5th Avenue between 15th St. and 16th St. around 3:15 a.m. when he was hit by a car.

Witnesses told police they saw Cho thrown several meters by the vehicle, a white two-door BMW sedan.

Cho was transferred to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead. He worked in a bank in Connecticut before a recent move to Manhattan.