"According to law enforcement sources, 75-year-old Judith Byron of Sunset Park was walking through the intersection of 7th Avenue and 41st Street in the neighborhood shortly after 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 4 when she was fatally hit. Police said she was walking in the north crosswalk in favor of the pedestrian walk signal when an unknown driver inside a possiblly silver SUV, heading northbound on the street, blew a steady red light before striking Byron."
"Officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to a 911 call about the horrific crash and found Byron with severe trauma throughout her body. EMS responded and rushed the hurt woman to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. So far there are no arrests, but the NYPD's Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad is continuing the investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA)."
Police in Brooklyn are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed 75-year-old Judith Byron of Sunset Park while she crossed 7th Avenue and 41st Street shortly after 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 4. Byron was walking in the north crosswalk with the pedestrian signal when an unknown driver in a possibly silver SUV ran a steady red light and struck her. Officers found her with severe trauma; EMS transported her to Maimonides Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The driver fled the scene. The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. Tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers or @NYPDTips.
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