"NYPD officials said 62-year-old MD Abdul Shomuz was behind the wheel of a Cadillac SUV when he hit 60-year-old Wendy Davis at the intersection of West 53rd Street and Broadway on Dec. 8. While he stayed at the scene and was not immediately arrested at that time, the Bronx man is being charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian after turning himself in to police on Monday morning."
"Police said Davis, whose credits include "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" TV series, was crossing Broadway just before 9 p.m. when Shomuz collided with her as he made a left turn from West 53rd Street, heading south. She sustained severe injuries and was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai West hospital, officials said."
"Davis, who went by Wenne Alton Davis and lived in Forest Hills, had played supporting roles in a variety of TV shows, including "New Amsterdam" and "Blindspot," according to her actor bio online. In one of her last on-screen appearances, she played a police officer in an episode of Amazon Prime Video's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" that aired in 2023."
On December 8, MD Abdul Shomuz, 62, driving a Cadillac SUV, struck Wendy Davis, 60, at West 53rd Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. Davis was crossing Broadway when Shomuz hit her while making a left turn. She sustained severe injuries and died at Mount Sinai West hospital. Shomuz remained at the scene but was not immediately arrested. He turned himself in to police on Monday and faces charges of failure to yield to a pedestrian. Davis, a Forest Hills resident, appeared in television series including "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "New Amsterdam," and "Blindspot." She also worked as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at JFK Airport.
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