Pickup driver fatally hit cyclist in Cypress Hills, police say
A driver in a white pickup hit a 29-year-old woman riding a bike on Jamaica Avenue in Cypress Hills and did not stop, police told the Daily News; she died at Brookdale University Hospital.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
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What We Know
Police told the Daily News that a 29-year-old woman was riding her bike west on Jamaica Avenue near Cypress Hills Street at about 5:50 a.m. when a driver in a white pickup, also traveling west, hit her and did not stop. Medics took her from the scene outside Cypress Hills Cemetery to Brookdale University Hospital, where she died. Police said the cyclist was wearing a helmet, and the driver was last seen heading north on Cypress Hills Street.
A westbound ride on Jamaica Avenue ended in a fatal hit-and-run
Police said the woman was riding west on Jamaica Avenue in Cypress Hills at about 5:50 a.m. when a driver in a white pickup traveling the same way hit her near Cypress Hills Street.
Medics took her to Brookdale University Hospital, where she died. Police said she was wearing a helmet.
Police said the driver did not stop
According to police, the driver was last seen heading north on Cypress Hills Street and had not been caught when the Daily News reported the crash.
Where
Jamaica Ave. and Cypress Hills St., Brooklyn, NY (near Cypress Hills Cemetery), Brooklyn