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Hit-and-Run SUV Kills Pedestrian in Lower East Side Crosswalk, Police Say

Police say the investigation continues during a year of heavy crash totals.

Overview

  • The woman was crossing Stanton Street in a marked crosswalk when a large SUV turned right from Clinton Street and struck her, according to the NYPD.
  • Emergency responders took her to Bellevue Hospital, where she died, and authorities have not released her name or age.
  • The driver fled the scene, and police say no arrests or charges have been announced.
  • City data show 478 reported crashes and 235 injuries this year in the 30-block Lower East Side, with more than 77,000 crashes and 45,456 injuries citywide through Dec. 15.
  • Separately, police reported that 88-year-old Paul Rozenfeld, struck on Dec. 2 at E. 80th Street and First Avenue, died on Dec. 16, and that case also remains under investigation without charges.