Hilda Arocho, 82, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on Pitman Avenue in Wakefield, The Bronx, New York
Woman, 82, Killed in Hit-and-Run: Police
Hilda Arocho was crossing Pitman Avenue in Wakefield, just steps from her own front door, around 11 p.m. when she was struck by a white Dodge cargo van, police said.
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