Hit-and-run driver killed woman on Bruckner Expressway
The official record says a Bruckner Expressway crash killed a 32-year-old pedestrian; police told the Daily News a hit-and-run driver fatally hit Jasmine Hunter after she stepped out of her car.
What We Know
Police said a hit-and-run driver fatally hit Jasmine Hunter, 32, after she pulled onto the shoulder of the Bruckner Expressway following a minor crash and stepped out of her car. The official record says the crash happened at about 1:17 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2023, on the Bruckner Expressway and killed one pedestrian. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the driver kept going, that Hunter was thrown from the elevated expressway onto Bronx River Avenue below, and that medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died.
Police said Hunter had stopped after a minor crash
The Daily News reported, citing police, that Jasmine Hunter pulled onto the shoulder of the westbound Bruckner Expressway after a fender-bender, stepped out of her car, and was hit by a passing driver who left the scene.
The official record places the fatal crash at about 1:17 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2023, and records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
The crash was reported on the Bruckner Expressway in Soundview
The official record lists the crash on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News, citing police, described the location as the westbound Bruckner Expressway near Exit 51 in Soundview.
Police told the Daily News that the force sent Hunter off the elevated expressway and onto Bronx River Avenue below.
Jasmine Hunter was 32 and lived in Brooklyn
The official record identifies the person killed as a 32-year-old female pedestrian. The Daily News named her as Jasmine Hunter and reported that she lived in East New York, Brooklyn.
Medics took Hunter to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died, the Daily News reported.
Police were looking for the driver
The Daily News reported on the day of the crash that police were looking for the hit-and-run driver.