Teen dead after hit-&-run on Flatlands Ave.
A Brooklyn teenager is dead following a hit-and-run on Flatlands Avenue last night. Police say Davonte Jeffers, 14, was hit by a 2011 Ford Econoline van while crossing Flatlands Avenue near East 54th
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Jan 5, 2012, 6:38 PM
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Updated 4,758 days ago
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A Brooklyn teenager is dead following a hit-and-run on Flatlands Avenue last night.
Police say Davonte Jeffers, 14, was hit by a 2011 Ford Econoline van while crossing Flatlands Avenue near East 54th Street last night. Authorities say they caught the driver, 41-year-old Paul Griffin, a few blocks away.
Police say Griffin was arrested and charged following the incident, but more charges are possible following the teenager's death.
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