Hit-and-run driver kills 72-year-old on Marine Avenue
A hit-and-run driver in a dark-colored sedan fatally injured a 72-year-old woman crossing Marine Avenue in Brooklyn, police and witnesses said.
What We Know
A 72-year-old woman was killed while crossing Marine Avenue in Brooklyn in the evening. According to the police report, she crossed mid-block without a signal when a northbound driver in a Nissan sedan going straight ahead hit her, causing fatal head crush injuries. The report notes that the moving sedan also collided with a parked Infiniti sedan. Police listed the pedestrian’s location as not at an intersection.
A crossing turned into a fatal hit-and-run
The city crash record says one pedestrian, a 72-year-old woman, was killed on Marine Avenue at 6:38 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2023. It recorded no other injuries.
News reports cited police saying the woman was crossing when a driver hit her and fled. The Daily News reported that she had been pulling a cart, and a witness said the driver kept going after impact.
Reports placed the crash on Marine Avenue, with different nearby cross streets
The official record places the fatal crash on Marine Avenue in Brooklyn. News accounts gave different nearby cross streets: Gothamist reported that police received a call for Marine Avenue and 97th Street, while the Daily News reported the crash near Marine Avenue and 96th Street.
The record lists two sedans
The city crash record lists a 2020 Nissan sedan traveling north and a 2023 Infiniti sedan that was parked. The Daily News described the moving driver’s sedan as dark-colored, and Gothamist reported that police said the impact left the woman underneath a parked car.
Accounts differ in what they emphasize before and after impact
The city crash record describes the woman as crossing without a signal or crosswalk and lists pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported witness accounts that the driver barreled toward her, did not slow down, accelerated after impact, and left the scene.
Police were still searching after the crash
Gothamist reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The Daily News reported that police were still searching for the hit-and-run driver the night of the crash.