Woman fatally struck by NYC hit-and-run driver: cops
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A 32-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver as she crossed a Bronx street early Tuesday, cops said.

According to police, Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was hit shortly after midnight while attempting to cross Bruckner Boulevard at the Leggett Avenue intersection in Mott Haven. She was within the crosswalk at the time of the incident.

The motorist struck the woman while driving north on Bruckner Boulevard in the right lane, authorities said.


Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez, 32, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in Mott Haven just after midnight Tuesday, cops said.
Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Mott Haven just after midnight Tuesday, cops said. Google Maps

Another person driving nearby found Lopez de Rodriguez unconscious and unresponsive in the roadway and called 911, sources said. 

Lopez de Rodriguez, residing under a mile away from the location, was quickly transported by EMS to Lincoln Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries, authorities reported.

The driver fled the scene and had not been caught by Tuesday afternoon. 

Descriptions of the fleeing driver and the car were not immediately available. 

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