Giovanni Nin (26) was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle
Published: Aug 26, 2016 @ 8:36 PM
Giovanni Nin (26)
Date: Jun 11, 2016
Cause of Death: Auto-Pedestrian Incident
Location: Bronx, NY
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She knew her boyfriend was only a minute away from her apartment, so when he didn't show up, she went looking for him.
In the early morning darkness, illuminated by the lights from emergency vehicles, she came upon a grisly crime scene. Her boyfriend, Giovanni Nin, 26, lay dead in the street after getting struck by a luxury SUV as he rode his bike around 12:40 a.m. Saturday.
A witness told police that the cold-hearted driver of a silver BMW X5 peeled off, leaving Nin to die on E. Tremont Ave. near Mayflower Ave. Cops were still looking for the hit-and-run killer late Saturday.
"He was on the phone with his girlfriend, then he got off the phone, and he didn't come home, so his girlfriend (Daniela) started to get worried about him," said Nin's uncle, Alcides Urena, 46. "She was like, 'Damn, he was only a minute away and it's been a few minutes.'"
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Nin had just finished his shift around midnight at a FedEx shipping center in Castle Hill. He was working a double of sorts and had to be back by 3 a.m., relatives said. He thought he would spend a little time with his girlfriend, whom he often stayed with on the weekends.
Instead, friends and relatives rushed to the scene of the East Bronx crash where Nin's body lay under a sheet as cops began their investigation.
"Oh my God, no!" screamed a relative who dropped to her knees in tears. "I'm going to be sick. How will I go on?"
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