Driver fled after striking Jasmine Hunter on Bruckner Expressway.
Police said a driver fled after striking Jasmine Hunter on the Bruckner Expressway, where the city recorded one pedestrian death at 1:17 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2023.
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What We Know
Police said a driver struck Jasmine Hunter after she got out of a car following an earlier collision on the Bruckner Expressway and fled without stopping. Her family told ABC7 that she had been a passenger and her boyfriend had pulled over; the reports differ about who was driving the stopped car.
A passing driver did not stop.
Police told the Daily News that Hunter got out of a car after a minor collision and was struck by a passing driver who did not stop. Police accounts reported by the Daily News and ABC7 said she was thrown from the elevated roadway onto Bronx River Avenue below.
Accounts differ about who was driving the stopped car.
Police told the Daily News that Hunter pulled onto the shoulder after a minor collision. Her family told ABC7 that she was a passenger and her boyfriend pulled over after their vehicle was struck by another car. The accounts differ on who was driving the stopped car.
Reports give different travel directions.
The city record lists a sedan traveling south. News 12 reported that the other car was heading westbound. The sources do not clarify whether they refer to the same vehicle.
The elevated roadway overlooks Bronx River Avenue.
Police placed the crash on the Bruckner Expressway near Exit 51 in Soundview, above Bronx River Avenue. Police said Hunter was thrown from the elevated roadway onto the avenue below.
Reports differ on Hunter's age.
The Daily News identified Hunter as 32 and said she lived in East New York, Brooklyn; the city record also lists her age as 32. News 12 described the woman in its report on the crash as 22. ABC7 described Hunter as a mother.
Her family asked the driver to come forward.
ABC7 reported that Hunter was taken to Jacobi Medical Center and pronounced dead there. Her family told the station she underwent surgery and that relatives learned around 4 a.m. that she had died; they called for the driver to turn themselves in.