Driver fatally hits woman, 71, in Brooklyn hit-and-run: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A driver hit and killed a 71-year-old woman and injured another woman in Brooklyn on Thursday, according to police officials.
Police responded to a call for a hit-and-run at the corner of Eldert Street and Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick around 5 p.m., authorities said. Two female pedestrians, ages 71 and 44, were hit by a car, police said.
A group of New Yorkers surrounded the emergency crew and police as they placed one victim onto a stretcher, a video posted to Citizen shows.
The 71-year-old victim was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said. The 44-year-old victim was also hospitalized, police said.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene on foot, police said. Authorities are currently looking for the suspect.
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