Overview
- Kianna Underwood, 33, was fatally struck on Jan. 16 while crossing Pitkin Avenue at Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
- Surveillance video shows a Ford SUV crossing the double-yellow line to pass at a green light, followed by a black or gray sedan that struck and dragged her for roughly two blocks.
- The NYPD has located and impounded a black 2021 Ford Explorer tied to the case, and the vehicle’s owner has been identified but not arrested after requesting an attorney.
- Police are conducting forensic testing and reviewing additional footage to confirm who was behind the wheel of the SUV, and the sedan and its driver have not been found.
- Authorities say Underwood was crossing without the right of way, and friends and former castmates have highlighted her recent struggles with homelessness in tributes.