Woman struck and killed by private sanitation truck in Bensonhurst in hit and run
BENSONHURST — A Bensonhurst woman was struck and killed by a driver operating a private sanitation truck in a hit and run this morning.
According to the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad, on Thursday, Jan. 16 at around 4 a.m., the driver was traveling eastbound on 86th Street approaching Bay Parkway when his vehicle struck 67-year-old Deborah Mutell who was crossing 86th Street mid-block. As a result of the collision, her body was dragged several feet, coming to rest within the intersection.
The driver did not remain at the scene.