A mystery man critically hurt riding his bike in Brooklyn when he was struck by an SUV driver has been identified — but has died of his injuries, cops said Thursday.
Edgar José Torres-Hernandez was biking near Nostrand Ave. and Avenue R in Sheepshead Bay when he got into a crash with the driver of a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder about 9:15 p.m. Friday, cops said.
Medics took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was listed in critical condition from a massive head injury and put on a respirator.
Torres-Hernandez had no ID on him when he was struck. NYPD cops desperate to identify him released a photo of him unconscious in his hospital bed along with photos of his various tattoos in the hopes someone would recognize him.
A relative came forward and identified Torres-Hernandez on Sunday, cops said.
The bicyclist died of his injuries on Tuesday. He lived in Bay Ridge, cops said.
The 50-year-old man driving the SUV remained at the scene of the crash and no criminal charges were immediately filed.
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