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Witnesses detain driver in fatal Brooklyn hit-run

An illegal U-turn contributed to a fatal pedestrian accident caused by a driver who had to be restrained as he tried to flee the scene, police said.

Lawrence Myers, 38, of Brooklyn, was arrested Friday a short distance from where police said he ran down Francisco Guerrero, 73, in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn.

Myers was driving a Dodge Caravan minivan on Fourth Avenue near 52nd...

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