Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A woman was fatally struck by a large truck in Brooklyn early Friday morning.
The woman was hit by an 18-wheel truck on eastbound Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights just after 5:20 a.m.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are looking for the truck, which did not stay at the scene.
The driver may not have known the pedestrian was struck.
The woman's identity has not yet been released, but people in the community say that the victim is an older woman who would often beg drivers for money on Eastern Parkway.
A local grocer shared with Eyewitness News that his surveillance video captured the woman in the street, even as the light turned green.
He said she was right next to the bumper of a large truck and he believes that the driver might not have even seen her.
"It is horrific, you know. Like it's always somebody passing away on these two intersections on East Parkway and it's right in front of a school," he said.
Residents are concerned about the apparent pattern.
Police say a 56-year-old man, who was reportedly panhandling on Eastern Parkway at Schenectady, was killed in October of 2022.
Just six months earlier, authorities say a police van struck and killed Ronald Smith while he was panhandling at the same intersection.
There are a number of cameras in the area that police have accessed as part of their investigation including a local market.
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