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Woman gets maximum sentence for NYPD hit-and-run
The woman convicted of driving drunk when she struck and killed an NYPD officer on the Long Island Expressway in 2021 will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to the maximum penalty.
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NYC mother mourns only son killed in hit-and-run while driving home
Griselda Abbas is reeling from the sudden loss of her son, killed in a hit-and-run crash in a Bronx neighborhood Friday night while riding his moped home. William Cruz was driving through the Belmont neighborhood around 7:30 p.m. when police say he collided with a black sedan near Park Avenue and East 183rd Street. The driver of that car did…
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NYC man dies after getting hit by two cars; fleeing driver arrested
A Westchester man was placed under arrest, accused of leaving the scene of a crash in New York City that killed a pedestrian. The victim, police say, was hit not once, but twice. Police said 22-year-old Wilbert de Jesus Cordero was walking through a Bronx intersection around 4 a.m. Sunday when he was struck by two cars going opposite directions…
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Driver arrested in early morning Bronx killing of pedestrian
One of two drivers allegedly fled the scene after police say the 22-year-old victim was struck twice. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Man, 83, walking Brooklyn crosswalk critically injured by hit-and-run driver: NYPD
The search is on for the driver of a dark-colored sedan who plowed into an 83-year-old man in Brooklyn, leaving him in critical condition. Police said the hit-and-run happened Saturday afternoon in Park Slope at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Union Street. The older pedestrian was walking through the crosswalk when the sedan driver came barreling down the street…
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Bronx woman killed crossing street after hit by 2 cars, second races off
A woman died Saturday evening near her Bronx home when police said she was struck by two cars, and the driver of the first didn’t stick around. The 53-year-old was crossing the street against the traffic light when a car struck her from behind, according to police and surveillance video. The video shows the second car stop, but the...
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Suspect under arrest in deadly hit-and-run in Brooklyn
Police said a 26-year-old man has been arrested and is expected to be charged with driving while intoxicated. News 4’s Romney Smith reports.
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Driver runs from mangled Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed 1, hurt 3: NYPD
Investigators were in Brooklyn overnight checking out the scene of a mangled car wreck, one that caused the death of at least one person and hospitalized three others. The crash happened on Irving Avenue in Bushwick, according to police, when a Kia Sportage and Toyota Yaris collided around 1 a.m. Monday. The force of the crash appeared to total both…
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New clue in deadly Long Island hit-and-run
There is a new clue in a deadly hit-and-run from earlier this month in Farmingville. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Woman thrown from overpass dies as NYC hit-and-run fatality count climbs higher
A woman was thrown to her death early Sunday morning after a car slammed into her on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, according to police. The driver of that vehicle is still being sought by police for striking the woman around 1:15 a.m. near the Bronx River Parkway exit in the Soundview section. Police said the 32-year-old woman was…
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Queens hit-and-run driver ditches car after slamming moped, sending rider flying
A moped rider suffered severe head trauma and was fighting for his life Saturday night after a violent hit-and-run crash sent him flying into a Queens store. Police said the crash happened around 6 p.m. in Astoria, at the intersection of 29th Street and Broadway. Surveillance video shows the 26-year-old moped rider flying straight into the grocery stand and ending…
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Queens moped driver in critical condition after hit-and-run
Bystanders who witnessed the horrific crash say it was unlike anything they had ever seen before. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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79-year-old hit-and-run victim struck twice in Brooklyn
Police said a 79-year-old woman was crossing New York Avenue in Bed-Stuy when she was struck by two drivers.
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NJ cops on hunt for driver behind fatal hit-and-run of teen
A 16-year-old boy is injured and a 17-year-old girl is dead after being struck by a car, and police are still looking for the driver. Melissa Colorado reports.
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Deadly hit-and-run investigation on Long Island
A man with a cane was run down by an SUV that just kept going. Greg Cergol reports.
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Driver accused of plowing into 7 people in NYC crosswalk is charged
First look at the woman being charged for driving into seven people in Midtown and causing a second crash in Queens. Marc Santia reports.
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Hunt for 2 drivers wanted in deadly hit-and-run crash
A deadly hit and run crash has police searching for two drivers on Long Island. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Authorities search for driver involved in fatal NJ hit-and-run that killed 83-year-old
Prosecutors in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of an 83-year-old man. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James Knepper jointly announced they are searching for any information in relation the hit-and-run crash that took place Wednesday evening. According to Valdes...
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Police ID NYC Car Wash Worker Killed in Pre-Dawn Hit-Run; 2 Women Still Sought
Two women wanted in the hit-and-run death of a Bronx car wash employee, who was in the middle of cleaning a car Sunday morning when he was blindsided, are still on the run, police say. Security footage wasn’t able to get a good look at the suspects wanted in the crash that resulted in the death of 47-year-old Felix...
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2 Women Wanted for Fleeing Crash That Killed NYC Car Wash Worker
A man working at a car wash in the Bronx early Sunday morning was struck and killed without warning by a driver police suspect was drunk. Security footage captured the moment an employee of Speedway, a car wash off Webster Avenue, was crushed between a car he appeared to be cleaning and the suspect’s vehicle. In the video, the...