Woman Killed In East New York Hit-And-Run, Cops Say

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A woman was killed in an early morning hit-and-run in East New York Tuesday, according to police.

The 62-year-old woman was crossing Pennsylvania Avenue mid-block near Linden Boulevard just before 1 a.m. when she fell onto the road and was hit by a vehicle, police said.

The vehicle drove away after the crash, according to police.

The woman, who emergency responders found unconscious with severe head trauma, was pronounced her dead at the scene, police said.

The crash is being investigated by the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad.

It comes in a record-breaking year for traffic fatalities in New York City.

This year, traffic crashes have killed at least 42 people, which represents a 58 percent increase from the same period last year, the Transportation Alternatives report said.

Last month was the deadliest February in the city since 2008, when New York began publishing the data, with 23 pedestrians, cyclist and vehicle users losing their lives in crashes, the analysis said.

Overall, the last twelve months have been the city's deadliest since Mayor Bill de Blasio's traffic safety initiative Vision Zero launched in 2014, Transportation Alternatives found.