Lauren Davis, Brooklyn Cyclist, Fatally Struck by Fiat in Clinton Hill (Updated)

The intersection of Classon Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Image via Google Maps

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN — A 34-year-old Brooklyn cyclist was struck and killed Friday morning in Clinton Hill, according to the NYPD.

Police later identified the victim as Lauren Davis, a Weeksville resident who lived on Revere Place near Crown Heights.

Davis was killed just before 9 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Classon Avenue and Lexington Avenue, police said, as she was riding south against traffic on Classon.

The victim was struck by a northbound Fiat turning left onto Lexington, police said.

Emergency responders rushed Davis to Brooklyn Hospital in Fort Greene, where she was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD.

The driver, a 41-year-old woman, remained on the scene, and was not arrested, police said. An investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing.

A witness at the crash scene told local news site DNAinfo that the driver screamed in shock after hitting Davis — then exited her vehicle, approached the victim and fainted.

The driver was also taken to Brooklyn Hospital Center, according to DNAinfo.

According to official city data, four cyclists were killed in the streets of New York City in the first two months of 2016. Another 352 were injured.

A total of 14 bikers were killed and 4,433 injured in 2015, according to the data.

Streetsblog NYC provided some additional context Friday about the stretch of road where Davis died.

The corner of Classon and Lexington is the entrance to a neighborhood Slow Zone.

Due to a high number of crashes on the street, Classon Avenue received a road diet in 2012, when it was reduced from two lanes to one for much of its length. DOT did not install a bike lane, using leftover asphalt to widen parking lanes instead.

A Streetsblog commenter who identified himself as Eric Rudell said of the victim: "Lauren was / is my neice. She had a pure heart... Innocent. Her father gave his life in the nane of this counrry as a US Marine... Force Recon. I ... 101St Airborne, USArmy ... I am still crying."

Another commenter, under the name Lynn Gonzales, wrote: "she was loved, dearly loved."

Editor's Note: This story has been updated since first posting with additional details.