Woman struck and killed by hit-and-run driver in East New York, Brooklyn

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 62-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit and run driver in the East New York section of Brooklyn.

The victim was crossing Atlantic and Pennsylvania avenues when she appears to have fallen off the curb at around 1 a.m. Tuesday.

She was struck by a vehicle that did not stay at the scene.

Police did not immediately have a description of the vehicle.

No arrests have been made.

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