Driver in Cadillac Kills Woman in Sunset Park Hit-and-Run
A driver in a southbound Cadillac hit a 28-year-old woman in a Sunset Park crosswalk and left the scene; News 12 reported she was a nurse heading home after an overnight hospital shift.
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 said a 28-year-old woman was walking in the crosswalk at 55th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park around 7:30 a.m. when a driver in a southbound Cadillac hit her and left the scene. EMS took her to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn with severe head and body trauma, and she was later pronounced dead. News 12 reported that hospital sources identified her as a nurse who had just finished an overnight shift at the same hospital and was heading home. The NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating, and no arrest had been reported as of Saturday evening.
A morning crossing turned fatal
Police said the woman was walking in the crosswalk at 55th Street and Third Avenue around 7:30 a.m. Saturday when a driver in a Cadillac Escalade headed south on Third Avenue hit her.
The Daily News reported that EMS took her to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn in critical condition with severe head and body trauma, and that she was later pronounced dead there.
55th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park
The crash happened at 55th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park. The Daily News placed the woman in the crosswalk, while News 12 described the crash as near the same intersection.
Hospital sources said she was a nurse heading home
News 12 reported that hospital sources said the woman had finished an overnight shift at NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn and was traveling home when she was hit. The same sources said she worked in the medical surgical unit and described her as "always positive and in a good mood."
The Daily News reported that police were withholding her name pending family notification.
The driver left, and investigators searched for answers
Police said the driver did not stay at the scene. The Daily News reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and that no arrest had been made; News 12 reported the driver remained on the run as of Saturday evening.