Funeral for heroic grandmother killed in hit and run

NEW YORK

Friends and family will pay their respects to 56-year-old Clara Almazo, who will be buried in her native country Mexico.

Almazo was struck as she was walking home from church with her grandson last Thursday in /*West Brighton*/.

Her final act was to push the boy to safety, saving him from being hit.

The driver, 40-year-old Brian McGurk, turned himself on Friday.

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