The driver was heading north on Manhattan Avenue short after 2:00 p.m. According to witnesses, the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck Violetta Krzyzak at India Street.
Krzyzak, 37, was crossing the street at the time.
The driver kept going, but crashed into a parked car a few blocks away at Manhattan Avenue and Du Pont Street.
Police caught him as he tried to escape on foot.
The 28-year-old suspect, Jose Maldonado, has a number of prior arrests involving stolen cars, police said. He has previously been charged with auto stripping, unauthorized use of a vehicle and a couple grand larceny charges.
Krzyzak of 180 Huron Street in Greenpoint was taken to the hospital where she died.
Maldonado was taken to the hospital with a broken toe. Charges against him are pending.
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