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Man on scooter killed by driver fleeing traffic stop in Harlem: NYPD
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Man on scooter killed by driver fleeing traffic stop in Harlem: NYPD

A man riding a scooter was hit and killed by a driver fleeing a traffic stop in Harlem Saturday night, police said.

It happened at 10:45 pm at West 155th Street and St Nicholas Avenue.

According to highway patrol investigators, a man in a blue Toyota minivan was driving east on West 155th Street at a high rate of speed fleeing a car stop at 152nd and Broadway when the van collided with a scooter.

Police said the minivan later accelerated.

The man on the scooter was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

This story is developing. Stay with FOX 5 NY for updates.