Overview
- A 22-year-old woman was struck in a marked crosswalk at West Washington Place and Sixth Avenue and later died at Bellevue Hospital after emergency crews rushed her there early Sunday.
- Witnesses say people screamed at the scene and one passerby checked the victim’s pulse before police and paramedics arrived.
- The NYPD says the driver fled northbound on Sixth Avenue and then turned onto Waverly Place and is searching for a gray vehicle that may be an SUV.
- No arrests have been made and the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad is leading the probe while asking the public to submit tips to Crime Stoppers or the department’s tip line.
- Authorities on Monday identified the victim as 22-year-old Destiny Murrell of Brooklyn, and investigators continue canvassing the neighborhood and processing evidence at the scene.