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Police Identify 44-Year-Old Nurse Killed by Maimonides Ambulance in Brooklyn

The case remains under NYPD investigation with the ambulance crew suspended after the vehicle did not stop.

Overview

  • Police named the victim as Cherry Cayetano Sobel, 44, who was struck at Ocean Avenue and Avenue O in Midwood.
  • Investigators said a Maimonides Medical Center ambulance hit her while turning left and continued without stopping.
  • Detectives said the driver may not have realized someone was hit, leaving the case without any arrests to date.
  • Maimonides said the EMTs involved have been suspended pending the NYPD investigation, offering condolences to her family.
  • Family members said she is survived by her husband, Jeff, and two young children.