Traffic & Transit
77-Year-Old Dies After Getting Hit Crossing Street In Brooklyn
The woman was sent to the hospital Friday after she was hit crossing Dekalb Avenue, police said. She died a day later.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A 77-year-old woman has died after getting hit by a car crossing the street in Bushwick on Friday, police said.
The woman was crossing a crosswalk on Dekalb Avenue near Irving Avenue around 6:45 p.m. when she was hit by a 29-year-old that was driven this Honda east on Dekalb, police said.
She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition, but succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, according to police.
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The driver stayed at the scene of the crash, police said. The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad.
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