Driver flees after fatal Cypress Hills hit-and-run
Police said a driver in a white pickup hit a 29-year-old woman from behind as she rode a two-wheeled vehicle on Cypress Hills Street, left the scene, and the woman died at a hospital.
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What We Know
A 29-year-old woman died Tuesday morning in Cypress Hills after, police said, a driver in a white pickup hit her from behind while she was riding a two-wheeled vehicle on Cypress Hills Street. She was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Police said the driver left the scene, and her identity was being withheld until her family was notified.
Police described a rear-end hit-and-run
Police said the woman was riding a two-wheeled vehicle on Cypress Hills Street on Tuesday morning when a driver in a white pickup hit her from behind and drove away.
She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The woman’s name had not been released
Police said the woman was 29 years old and were waiting to notify her family before releasing her identity.
The crash happened on Cypress Hills Street
The reported crash location was Cypress Hills Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.
The driver had left before police released more details
The initial reports did not include a license plate, a pickup identification, or an update on whether police had located the driver.