Driver fled after fatally hitting 91-year-old woman in Canarsie.
A southbound driver hit 91-year-old Salter as she crossed Rockaway Parkway and continued without stopping, ABC7 reported; the official record lists one pedestrian killed in a 6:50 p.m. crash on December 29, 2022.
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ABC7 reported that Salter, 91, was walking from her Bayview Houses home to Key Food across Rockaway Parkway when a southbound driver hit her and continued without stopping. The station said she died from her injuries. The crash record lists the collision at 6:50 p.m. on December 29, 2022, with one pedestrian killed and no injuries, and records driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
The driver continued without stopping.
ABC7 reported that a southbound driver hit Salter as she crossed Rockaway Parkway on December 29, 2022, then continued without stopping. The station said Salter died from her injuries. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and no injuries.
She was walking to a neighborhood grocery store.
ABC7 reported that Salter lived in the Bayview Houses in Canarsie and was walking to Key Food across Rockaway Parkway from her home.
Her family asked the driver to turn himself in.
ABC7 reported that Salter's family was asking the driver to turn himself in. The station said the NYPD would not comment on the investigation's progress.