Driver Hits Woman Walking Before Dawn
A driver heading east on West 58th Street hit a 29-year-old woman walking in the roadway before dawn near Ninth Avenue. Police say she suffered crush injuries and died there in the dark.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 29-year-old woman was walking in the roadway near West 58th Street and Ninth Avenue around 3:41 a.m. when an eastbound driver going straight hit her head-on. The report says she sustained crush injuries to her entire body and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened overnight under dark conditions in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen area.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 29; Female; Pedestrian location: Does Not Apply; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Vehicle 1
Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End
Where
West 58th St & 9th Ave, Manhattan
Press Articles
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