A driver left after a fatal crash on Church Avenue.
A driver in a white van struck Verna McKnight, 79, as she got out of her parked car on Church Avenue, then pulled over and left, ABC7 reported; the official record dates the fatal crash to Nov. 5, 2022, at 7:17 p.m.
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What We Know
ABC7 reported that a driver in a white van struck Verna McKnight as she got out of her parked car on Church Avenue in East Flatbush, then pulled over before leaving again. The official record dates the collision to Nov. 5, 2022, at 7:17 p.m. and records one pedestrian killed. ABC7 reported that McKnight, 79, was pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital. Her family said she was on her way to buy groceries after working at her salon; her grandson pleaded for the driver to come forward.
The driver pulled over, then left.
ABC7 reported that a driver in a white van struck McKnight as she got out of her parked car on Church Avenue in East Flatbush. Investigators said the driver pulled over, then took off again.
The official record dates the crash to Nov. 5, 2022, at 7:17 p.m. and records one pedestrian killed.
McKnight was on her way to buy groceries.
McKnight's family said she was going to buy groceries after working at her salon. Her grandson, Kareem McKnight, pleaded for the driver to come forward. The family planned to take her back home for burial and a proper homegoing, ABC7 reported.
Reports describe the van.
The official record lists a 2007 Ford van traveling east. ABC7 described the van as white.
Police investigated the collision.
ABC7 reported that McKnight was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating, the report said.
Where
CHURCH AVENUE