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Woman struck and killed by 18-wheeler in hit-and-run, driver not charged

April 4, 2019 Noah Goldberg
Surveillance video of the truck driving away after the crash. Image via NYPD
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A woman crossing the street in Flatbush was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler in a hit-and-run early Wednesday morning, police said.

Linda Douglass, 67, was crossing Flatbush Avenue at Nostrand Avenue around 4:45 a.m. when the blue flatbed tractor trailer slammed into her.

She died at the scene.

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The truck driver, who was later found by cops, said he did not know he hit Douglass. He was not charged with a crime.

Cops released surveillance video Wednesday of the truck slowly driving away after the crash.

The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad will continue to look into the crash.


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