Police in the Bronx are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run who left a 44-year-old dead late Saturday night.
The driver of a dark-colored vehicle struck two pedestrians near East Fordham Road and Morris Avenue around 8:30 p.m., police say.
The 44-year-old woman died at the scene. Police later identified the woman as Murielle Gousse of the Bronx.
Another woman, a 53-year-old, was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition.
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Police did not have further details of a suspect or vehicle description.
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