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Police Seek At-Large Driver After Brooklyn Nurse Hit-Run

8/31/2026

Summary

Story summary

A black Cadillac driver killed 28-year-old nurse Jiayi Zheng in a Brooklyn hit-and-run.
Zheng was walking home from an overnight shift at NYU Langone-Brooklyn Hospital.
The crash occurred at 55th Street and Third Avenue before 7:40 a.m. Saturday.
Police have not arrested anyone, listing the driver as at large Sunday afternoon.
Transportation Alternatives said Zheng is ninth hit-and-run victim in two weeks and 11th pedestrian death on Third Avenue since 2014.

History

Historical Context

Mayor Bill de Blasio launched Vision Zero on Jan 15 2014, aiming to end all traffic deaths by 2024; the program cut pedestrian fatalities from 132 in 2014 to a lower count by 2019 and reduced Medicaid injury costs by $91 million (2014-2018). The 2024 Brooklyn hit-and-run of nurse Jiayi Zheng underscores the city’s still-unmet zero-death target.

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Story summary

A black Cadillac driver killed 28-year-old nurse Jiayi Zheng in a Brooklyn hit-and-run.
Zheng was walking home from an overnight shift at NYU Langone-Brooklyn Hospital.
The crash occurred at 55th Street and Third Avenue before 7:40 a.m. Saturday.
Police have not arrested anyone, listing the driver as at large Sunday afternoon.
Transportation Alternatives said Zheng is ninth hit-and-run victim in two weeks and 11th pedestrian death on Third Avenue since 2014.

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