Hit-and-run driver kills 22-year-old in West Village crosswalk
Police said a driver in a gray vehicle hit a 22-year-old woman in a crosswalk near Sixth Avenue and West Washington Place just before 5 a.m. and left the scene before she died at a hospital.
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What We Know
News accounts citing police said the crash happened just before 5 a.m. Sunday near Sixth Avenue and West Washington Place in Greenwich Village or the West Village. A 22-year-old woman was in a crosswalk when a driver in a gray vehicle hit her and left the scene. Reports differ on the exact crossing and escape route: some said she was crossing Sixth Avenue, while others said she was crossing West Washington Place; accounts also described the driver continuing north on Sixth Avenue and turning west toward Waverly Place. Medics took the woman to Bellevue Hospital or a local hospital, where she died. Police were still searching for the driver, and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was reviewing the case.
Police described a fatal hit-and-run before dawn
Police said the 22-year-old woman was in a crosswalk near Sixth Avenue and West Washington Place shortly before 5 a.m. when a driver in a gray vehicle hit her. Reports placed the crash in the West Village or Greenwich Village.
The woman suffered a severe head injury, according to reports citing police. Emergency responders took her to Bellevue Hospital or a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The crossing was reported at Sixth Avenue and West Washington Place
The crash was reported at or near Sixth Avenue and West Washington Place, a Greenwich Village or West Village intersection. Accounts differ on the precise crossing: the Daily News said the woman was crossing Sixth Avenue, while CBS and amNY said she was crossing West Washington Place.
A witness tried to help before medics arrived
CBS New York identified witness Corey Schwartz, who said he ran over after seeing people screaming and checked the woman’s pulse. “It's scary. My first reaction was to make sure she had a heartbeat to see if she needed CPR,” Schwartz said.
Police searched for the driver after the crash
Police said the driver left the scene. Reports agree the driver headed toward Waverly Place, but they differ on the route: the Daily News said the driver fled west on Waverly Place, while CBS and amNY said the driver continued north on Sixth Avenue and then turned west toward Waverly Place.
No arrests had been reported in the initial accounts. amNY reported that the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and that police asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.