Hit-and-run driver fatally injures woman on Marine Avenue
A driver in a sedan fatally injured a 72-year-old pedestrian on Marine Avenue on Nov. 16, 2023, and police said the driver left after the woman fell under a parked car.
What We Know
A 72-year-old woman was killed on Marine Avenue in Brooklyn on the evening of Nov. 16, 2023. The official crash record lists one pedestrian death at 6:38 p.m. and records two sedans, including one northbound sedan and one parked sedan. Police told Gothamist that officers found the woman unresponsive underneath a parked car after a driver hit her and left the scene. The Daily News quoted a witness who said the woman was pulling a cart across the street, the driver did not slow down, and the driver continued up Marine Avenue after the impact.
A crossing pedestrian was killed and the driver left
The official record says the crash happened on Marine Avenue at 6:38 p.m. and killed one pedestrian, a 72-year-old woman. It records no other injuries.
Police told Gothamist that officers found the woman unresponsive under a parked car and that the driver who hit her left the scene. The Daily News quoted a witness who said the woman had been pulling a cart across the street and that the driver continued up Marine Avenue after the impact.
Reports placed the crash on Marine Avenue in southwest Brooklyn
The official record lists the crash on Marine Avenue. The Daily News reported the location as near Marine Avenue and 96th Street in Fort Hamilton, while Gothamist reported Marine Avenue and 97th Street in Bay Ridge.