A Brooklyn nurse was killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing Third Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn over the weekend, prompting renewed calls for safety improvements.
Detectives believe that the driver of the ambulance did not realize that the woman had been struck.
Detectives believe that the driver of the ambulance did not realize the pedestrian was struck and kept going.
Police say 43-year-old Bryan Guashpa Rumipamba struck and killed Espina Bundley as she was walking near a bike lane on East 57th Street and Second Avenue.
Nassau County police say the man was crossing Merrick Road in Freeport around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle that fled the scene.
Officers are looking for a black SUV, last seen traveling eastbound on East 57th Street.