NEW YORK – A 79-year-old Brooklyn woman was killed Saturday by a reckless driver who ran over the victim as she got out of her car and then fled, city officials said.
Verna McKnight was getting out of the parked car Avenue of the Church in East Flatbush, when investigators claim she was hit by a driver at around 7.15pm on Saturday.
EMS rushed to the scene and took the woman to nearby Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, but she did not survive.
City officials believe the runaway driver was behind the wheel of a white Ford Econoline pickup truck and did not stop to assist the victim or wait for the police.
The New York City Police Highway Collision Investigation Team is investigating.
