Brooklyn woman killed when two hit-and-run drivers strike her on NYC street

Publish date: 2024-07-17

A 79-year-old woman was killed when two hit-and-run drivers plowed into her on a Brooklyn street Thursday evening, according to cops.

The elderly victim was crossing New York Avenue around 6:30 p.m. in Crown Heights when she was hit by a gray Nissan Rogue turning left from Herkimer Street, police said.  

Soon after, another driver in a white Toyota Sienna hit the pedestrian, police said.

Police are seen investigating the double hit-and-run scene between Fulton Street and Herkimer Street in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday night. Peter Gerber
Both drivers fled the scene and are being sought by police. Peter Gerber
The elderly victim was crossing New York Avenue around 6:30 p.m. in Crown Heights. Peter Gerber

The woman was found unresponsive by authorities and pronounced dead at the scene, the NYPD said. Her identity has not been released.  

Both drivers fled the scene and are being sought by police.

The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the fatal crashes.

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