Two drivers left after fatal Brownsville crash, sources say
Police sources said two drivers hit Kianna Underwood and left at Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard, where the official record lists a 33-year-old pedestrian killed.
What We Know
According to the police report, a driver in a Ford SUV heading west on Pitkin Avenue disregarded a traffic control at Mother Gaston Boulevard and hit a female pedestrian in the intersection. Police recorded the pedestrian crossing against the signal. She sustained crush injuries to her head and was pronounced dead. The crash occurred on a below-freezing Friday morning in Brownsville.
Two accounts describe a fatal morning hit-and-run
The Daily News later identified the woman as 33-year-old Kianna Underwood and reported, citing police sources, that two drivers were involved. In that account, an SUV driver hit Underwood first, and a sedan driver hit her moments later and dragged her more than two blocks before also leaving.
The crash happened at a Brownsville crossing
The official record places the crash at Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It lists the fatal victim as a pedestrian at the intersection.
ABC7 reported that the woman was crossing Pitkin Avenue at Mother Gaston Boulevard. The Daily News reported that Underwood was in the crosswalk but crossing against the light when the first driver hit her.
Kianna Underwood was identified after the crash
The official record lists the person killed as a 33-year-old female pedestrian. The Daily News identified her as Kianna Underwood, a former child actor and former Nickelodeon star.
Police focused on a Ford Explorer and a sedan
The official record lists a westbound Ford SUV in the crash. The Daily News reported that police seized a black 2021 Ford Explorer after locating its owner, while investigators were reviewing surveillance to determine who had been driving.
The Daily News also reported that police were still looking for the driver of a black-and-gray sedan that police sources said hit Underwood after the first impact. ABC7’s earlier report described a grey vehicle and did not identify a second driver.
No charges were immediately filed
The Daily News reported that the Ford Explorer’s owner told police he was getting a lawyer and would not answer questions. Police sources said no charges were immediately filed as investigators continued reviewing surveillance and looking for the sedan driver.