A 28-year-old Brooklyn woman who was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Sunset Park has died from her injuries, police said.<\/p>\n
The victim was identified as Jiayi Zheng, who lived on 55th Street. According to police, Zheng was struck shortly before 7:40 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of 55th Street and Third Avenue.<\/p>\n
Investigators said a black Cadillac traveling southbound on Third Avenue hit Zheng as she crossed the street. She suffered severe body trauma and was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital, where she later died.<\/p>\n
The driver fled the scene and remained at large as of Sunday.<\/p>\n
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes said Zheng was a nurse who had just finished working an overnight shift when she was struck. In a social media post announcing her death, Gounardes said she was “coming off the night shift” and urged the community to keep her family in their prayers.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is urged to contact police.<\/p>\n
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