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Driver flees after fatally striking nurse headed home from work
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- Jiayi Zheng, a 28-year-old nurse from Brooklyn, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 55th Street and Third Avenue after finishing an overnight shift.
- The driver, believed to be in a black Cadillac traveling southbound, fled the scene and remains at large with no arrests made.
- Zheng's death marks the 11th pedestrian or cyclist fatality on a dangerous two-mile stretch of Third Avenue since 2014, highlighting ongoing safety concerns in the area.
- Advocacy groups and hospital officials have called for urgent city action to implement safety improvements and address traffic violence, citing previous similar incidents nearby.
- Authorities are seeking public assistance in identifying the driver involved in the crash.
