Nurse dies after being struck by Cadillac in Sunset Park hit-and-run, sources say
The deadly incident happened just after 7:30 a.m. near 55th Street and Third Avenue.
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A 28-year-old nurse is dead after she was struck by a Cadillac during a hit-and-run in Sunset Park on Saturday morning, police and hospital sources say.
The deadly incident happened just after 7:30 a.m. near 55th Street and Third Avenue.
Surveillance footage obtained by News 12 shows the Cadillac speeding through the intersection and hit the woman, sending her flying across the road.
In the video, the car does not appear to slow down as it continues traveling down Third Avenue.
The NYPD says the woman suffered serious trauma to the head and body.
Paramedics rushed her to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where she died, according to police sources.
Hospital sources told News 12 that the victim left that same NYU hospital after finishing her overnight shift and was traveling home when she was struck. They say she was a nurse in the medical surgical unit and described her as "always positive and in a good mood."
The driver remains on the run as of Saturday evening.
