Local residents, vet help heal dog of man fatally struck by car in Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE — A group of local residents and a veterinarian banded together to help a hurting family and their injured dog.
Following the death of 66-year-old Frank Decolvenaere, who was struck and killed by a Mercedes-Benz while crossing Fourth Avenue at 101st Street on the evening of Thursday, March 5, while walking his dog Stormy, the nine-month-old pitbull mix was badly injured.
While Stormy ran off after Decolvenaere was struck, she was found near her home the same night, and was taken to an emergency veterinarian, VERG Brooklyn, at 196 Fourth Ave., where she was treated for her injuries.