Driver mows down Brooklyn woman, 87, two blocks from her home
Esther Sealy was walking west along E. 88th St. and Avenue L in Canarsie around 6:46 p.m. when she was struck by a minivan driver making a left turn onto E. 88th St., police said.
An elderly woman was struck and killed by the driver of a minivan Friday night in Brooklyn, cops said Saturday.
Esther Sealy, 87, was walking west along E. 88th St. at Avenue L in Canarsie around 6:46 p.m. and stepped into the crosswalk when she was struck by the driver of a 2010 Honda Odyssey making a left turn onto E. 88th St. The 39-year-old driver hit the victim and then crashed into a parked 2007 Toyota Camry that was unoccupied, cops said.
The victim suffered severe trauma to the body and was transported by EMS to Brookdale Hospital where she died.
The driver remained on scene and there were no immediate arrests as cops continue to investigate the accident.
The victim lived two blocks away from the scene.
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