{"id":183699,"date":"2026-04-02T19:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/183699\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T19:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:31:40","slug":"pedestrian-fatally-struck-by-ambulance-in-likely-accidental-hit-and-run-detectives-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/183699\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian fatally struck by ambulance in likely accidental hit-and-run, detectives say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WABC logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/origin-wabc.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, April 2, 2026 4:34PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Woman struck, killed by ambulance in Brooklyn\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (WABC) &#8212; A 44-year-old woman was fatally struck by an ambulance early Thursday morning in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The ambulance making a left turn from Avenue O onto Ocean Avenue when it ran over the pedestrian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The woman was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Detectives believe that the driver likely did not realize the pedestrian was struck and kept going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police are looking to talk to the driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br class=\" \"\/>* <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">More Brooklyn news<\/a><br class=\" \"\/>* <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Send us a news tip<\/a><br class=\" \"\/>* <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <br class=\" \"\/>*<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Download our connected TV app<\/a> <br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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