SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 75-year-old woman was fatally struck by a red-light-running driver just a few steps away from her Sunset Park home, police said.

The woman, identified as 75-year-old Judith Byron, was in a crosswalk on Seventh Avenue near 41st Street when an SUV crashed into her, according to the NYPD. The crash happened around 9:35 p.m.

Byron was rushed to an area hospital and pronounced dead. The driver fled the scene of the crash and no arrests have been made, police said.

Videos posted to Citizen show the street blocked off in front of a deli as passersby look on.

Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.

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