Hit-and-run in Brooklyn kills 75-year-old grandmother
Police say Judith Byron died after the SUV blew through a red light while she was in the crosswalk at Seventh and 41st Street in Sunset Park on Saturday night.
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Police say Judith Byron died after the SUV blew through a red light while she was in the crosswalk at Seventh and 41st Street in Sunset Park on Saturday night.
The crash happened on Saturday at around 9:30 p.m. in Sunset Park, at 7th Avenue and 41st Street. Police say the driver was in a gray or silver Toyota SUV. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
The woman was found in Brooklyn near Seventh Avenue and 41st Street in Sunset Park.
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After two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run, traffic safety advocates are urging the city to act on long-promised safety upgrades along Brooklyn's Third Avenue corridor.
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Police said it happened at around 12:30 p.m. at the corner of 54th Street and 6th Avenue. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
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