Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Hits Woman on FDR Drive
A hit-and-run driver traveling north on FDR Drive fatally hit a 31-year-old woman as she crossed near East Houston Street, police said.
What We Know
A 31-year-old woman was killed early Saturday, June 29, 2024, on FDR Drive in Lower Manhattan. Police told the New York Post she was crossing near East Houston Street at about 12:15 a.m. when a driver traveling north in the left lane hit her and continued north. She was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital, and police said there were no arrests at the time. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed on FDR Drive at 12:14 a.m.; it records a sedan in the crash summary, while the detailed vehicle entry describes a 2003 Ford station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
Police said the driver kept going north
The NYPD told the New York Post that the woman was crossing the roadway at FDR Drive and East Houston Street at about 12:15 a.m. when a driver in a black sedan traveling north in the left lane hit her. A department spokesman said the driver did not remain at the scene and continued north.
The official crash record places the fatal crash on FDR Drive at 12:14 a.m. and records one pedestrian killed with no other reported injuries.
A fatal crossing on FDR Drive in Lower Manhattan
Police described the crash location as FDR Drive and East Houston Street in Lower Manhattan. The official crash record lists FDR Drive and gives coordinates near that corridor.
The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital
The woman was 31 years old, according to both the official crash record and police information reported by the Post. Police said she was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
Records differ on the vehicle description
Police told the Post the driver was in a black sedan. The city crash summary also lists a sedan, while the detailed vehicle record describes a 2003 Ford station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling north with one occupant. The detailed record says the driver was licensed in New York.
Collision investigators were assigned
Police told the Post that there were no arrests and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was probing the crash.