Man searched for driver after woman, 71, killed in hit-and-run in New York

Justin Finch and Erin Pflaumer

14 minutes ago

BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — The NYPD is searching for a driver accused of killing a 71-year-old woman and injuring another in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn on Thursday.

The accident occurred at the corner of Knickerbocker Avenue and Eldert Street in Bushwick around 5 p.m. According to authorities, the driver, described by police as a man with a ponytail, abandoned the blue Mazda SUV with Massachusetts plates.

The 71-year-old woman was pronounced dead in hospital. The other woman, 44, was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, police said.

A neighbor told PIX11 News that the SUV accused of hitting the women also struck his white van parked nearby.

“I heard a crash, a really loud crash, and then I immediately heard the sirens and came out,” he said.

According to authorities, the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed.