A 28-year-old nurse was killed in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn over the weekend after leaving a night shift at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video shows Jaiyi Zheng moments before the incident.<\/p>\n
Police said Zheng was struck shortly before 7:40 a.m. Saturday as a Cadillac traveled southbound on Third Avenue near 55th Street in Sunset Park.<\/p>\n
Zheng was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, about a block from the crash site, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Her colleagues at the hospital remembered Zheng as a dedicated nurse who was always willing to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just feel awful for her family, and I can’t say enough good things about her,\u201d said Foram Raval, a registered nurse at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. \u201cAnd I can’t believe she’s gone. She was taken so young.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raval said her friend and fellow nurse was known for her positive nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I got a shift with her,\u201d Raval said, \u201cI’d always be excited. She was always smiles, even in the worst situation. She would help you out no matter what, no matter what she was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zheng worked as a float nurse, filling in wherever she was needed when hospital units were short-staffed.<\/p>\n
The crash has also renewed concerns about pedestrian safety along Third Avenue.<\/p>\n
In a statement, State Senator Andrew Gounardes called on the city Department of Transportation to work with the community to make the roadway safer. <\/p>\n