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Kianna Underwood, Former Nickelodeon Actor, Killed in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run After Driver Flees

Police are seeking the driver after video captured her being dragged along Pitkin Avenue.

Overview

  • The 33-year-old was struck just before 7 a.m. Friday in Brownsville near Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard, according to the NYPD.
  • A preliminary report says a gray westbound vehicle hit the pedestrian, who sustained severe head and body trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Surveillance video reviewed by multiple outlets shows the vehicle traveling with her trapped beneath and dragging her for roughly a block before her body dislodged.
  • The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is leading the probe, and no arrests had been announced as of the latest reports.
  • Her family confirmed her death on social media and asked for privacy; Underwood was known for All That and for voicing Fuchsia Glover on Little Bill.