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Limo rolls backward, killing man in Brooklyn

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A limo passenger was pinned by the limo and killed at Kings Highway and Bedford Ave., says police. A limo passenger was pinned by the limo and killed at Kings Highway and Bedford Ave., says police.
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A passenger who had just gotten out of a limousine in Brooklyn was killed when it rolled backward, according to police.

Viktor Avaveyev, 53, was pinned between the limo and another vehicle during the accident at Kings Highway and Bedford Avenue on Sunday night in the Midwood neighborhood.

Avaveyev was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Yan Krainert, 50, of Brooklyn was taken into custody and charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and DWI, according to police.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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