Overview
- Police said a 27-year-old pedestrian was hit around 8:30 a.m. when a van exited a Morton Street garage and made an illegal left onto the one-way street.
- The 61-year-old driver remained at the scene and has not been charged as the investigation continues.
- The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she died, and a nearby worker said a passerby attempted CPR before medics arrived.
- Residents report drivers often take the same shortcut to reach Seventh Avenue, noting no one-way sign is directly visible to motorists leaving the garage.
- Police count the victim as the 93rd pedestrian killed in New York City through Nov. 2; officers briefly directed traffic Thursday night, and the city’s transportation department had not responded to questions about signage.