A 31-year-old woman was killed Saturday by a hit-and-run driver as she attempted to cross the FDR Drive on foot on the Lower East Side.
Police say Mary Rowell, of East Harlem, was attempting to cross the FDR, in an east-to-west direction, near Houston Street when she was struck by a dark-colored sedan traveling northbound on the highway.and the Highway Patrol discovered Rowell lying in the roadway with severe traumatic injuries. She was taken by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The city has seen 121 traffic fatalities so far in 2024, 8% higher than in the same timeframe of last year. Anyone with information regarding the driver’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS .
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