"Derek Coker was crossing the highway from west to east near the East Houston Street exit around 8:45 p.m. when he was struck by two vehicles."
"Coker was hit in the left northbound lane by the driver of a 2025 black Chevrolet SUV, and then hit in the middle lane by the driver of a 2024 silver Mitsubishi sedan."
"Both drivers, a 55-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, stayed at the scene after the incident."
"Police are investigating why Coker was crossing the FDR Drive, and his last known address was in Jamaica, Queens."
Derek Coker, a 74-year-old man, was fatally struck by two vehicles while crossing the FDR Drive in Manhattan. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. when Coker was hit first by a black Chevrolet SUV and then by a silver Mitsubishi sedan. Both drivers, aged 55, remained at the scene. Coker was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his crossing of the highway, and no arrests have been made yet.
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