Driver fled after fatally striking woman in East New York.
Police said a driver in a southbound sedan fled after fatally striking a 62-year-old woman near Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn at about 1 a.m. on March 8, 2022; the official record counts one pedestrian killed.
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What We Know
Police said a southbound driver struck a 62-year-old woman crossing near Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard, then fled. The official record lists a southbound sedan; amNewYork described it as light-colored, while CBS reported that police had not given a vehicle description and Streetsblog called it unidentified. Reports attributed different accounts of a possible fall before impact to police, and Streetsblog said a police spokesperson could not explain the basis for that account. CBS and amNewYork reported that responders pronounced her dead at the scene.
The driver left after the collision.
At about 1 a.m. on March 8, 2022, police said a southbound driver on Pennsylvania Avenue struck a 62-year-old woman crossing near Linden Boulevard and left the scene. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and a southbound sedan. amNewYork described the vehicle as light-colored, while CBS reported that police had not given a vehicle description and Streetsblog called it unidentified.
CBS and amNewYork reported that responders found the woman with severe head injuries and pronounced her dead at the scene. Police had not released her identity pending family notification.
Accounts differ on what happened before impact.
amNewYork reported that police said the woman was crossing mid-block and stumbled before the driver hit her. CBS attributed to the NYPD Collision Squad an account that she fell while attempting to cross mid-block; the New York Post cited police sources saying she stepped off the curb and apparently fell. Streetsblog also reported a police claim that she fell from the curb and said a department spokesperson could not explain why police believed that.
The surrounding stretch has few marked crossings.
The official record places the crash at Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn; amNewYork identifies the area as East New York. amNewYork described the avenue on both sides of Linden as a dangerous corridor, citing 239 crashes since 2011. It noted a narrow median, at least two traffic lanes in each direction, no marked crosswalks between intersections, and driveways serving auto shops and fast-food restaurants.
Police sought the driver.
CBS reported that officers were searching for the driver to question them and that it remained unclear whether the driver knew someone had been struck. The New York Post reported that no arrests had been made as of its March 8 report.