Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Injures Woman on FDR Drive
A 31-year-old pedestrian was killed on FDR Drive near East Houston Street when police said a northbound hit-and-run driver hit her at about 12:15 a.m. and left the scene.
What We Know
A 31-year-old woman was killed just after midnight on June 29, 2024, while crossing FDR Drive near East Houston Street in Lower Manhattan. Police told the New York Post that a driver traveling north in the left lane hit her and continued north without remaining at the scene. She was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The public crash record lists one pedestrian killed and records driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the driver, while also noting the pedestrian was crossing away from an intersection, signal or crosswalk.
A woman was killed while crossing the FDR Drive
The crash happened at about 12:14 a.m. on June 29, 2024, on FDR Drive in Lower Manhattan. The official record lists one pedestrian killed: a 31-year-old woman who was crossing away from an intersection, signal or crosswalk.
Police told the New York Post that the woman was crossing near FDR Drive and East Houston Street when a driver traveling north in the left lane hit her. She was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
The crash was reported near East Houston Street
The official crash record places the fatal collision on FDR Drive. Police identified the location to the New York Post as FDR Drive and East Houston Street, along the Lower Manhattan waterfront corridor.
Sources differ on the vehicle description
Police told the New York Post that the driver was in a black sedan traveling north. The detailed official vehicle entry instead lists a 2003 Ford station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling north and going straight ahead.
The driver left the scene, police said
An NYPD spokesperson told the New York Post that the driver did not remain at the scene and continued north. Police said there were no arrests as the Collision Investigation Squad investigated.