A driver fled after fatally striking a woman on the Bruckner Expressway.
At 1:17 a.m. on November 19, 2023, a driver fatally struck Jasmine Hunter, 32, on the Bruckner Expressway and fled; police said the impact sent her from the elevated roadway onto Bronx River Avenue below.
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What We Know
At 1:17 a.m. on November 19, 2023, a driver fatally struck Jasmine Hunter, 32, on the elevated Bruckner Expressway near Exit 51 and left, according to reports citing police. Police said the impact sent her onto Bronx River Avenue below. The Daily News described Hunter pulling over after an earlier crash but did not say who had been driving; her family told ABC7 she was a passenger and her boyfriend pulled over after another car hit their vehicle. The official record counts one pedestrian killed.
Reports describe an earlier collision before Hunter got out.
The city crash record logs a collision at 1:17 a.m. on November 19, 2023, on the Bruckner Expressway, with one pedestrian killed.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Hunter pulled onto the westbound shoulder after a minor crash, got out of her car and was hit by a passing driver who kept going. Its account did not say who had been driving. ABC7 reported that officials said Hunter had gotten out to investigate an earlier collision before a vehicle hit her and did not stop.
Hunter's family told ABC7 that she was a passenger and her boyfriend was driving. They said another car hit their vehicle, her boyfriend pulled over and stayed inside, and then another driver hit Hunter and left.
The crash happened on an elevated stretch above Bronx River Avenue.
Police placed the crash near Exit 51 on the westbound Bruckner Expressway in Soundview. They said the impact sent Hunter off the elevated roadway onto Bronx River Avenue below.
Hunter's family called for the driver to come forward.
ABC7 described Hunter as a mother. The Daily News reported that she was 32 and lived in East New York, Brooklyn. Her family called for the driver to turn themselves in, ABC7 reported.
Reports place Hunter's final treatment at Jacobi Medical Center.
ABC7 reported that Hunter was taken to Jacobi Medical Center and pronounced dead there. Her family told ABC7 that she underwent surgery and relatives were told around 4 a.m. that she had died. The Daily News also reported that medics took her to Jacobi and she could not be saved. Police were looking for the driver when the Daily News published its report.