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Carol Bell, 70, killed by hit-and-run city bus driven by Paul Roper, 48, on Fulton at Sackman in Brooklyn, New York

Modified Date: 
Wed, 06/28/2017 - 9:55am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Hit-run bus driver cuts woman 'in half' in Brooklyn: cops

A 70-year-old woman was “cut in half” as she was struck by a city bus that continued along its route on a Brooklyn street early Tuesday, officials and horrified witnesses said. The doomed woman — who may have been homeless — was crossing Fulton St. at Sackman St. in Brownsville about 6:15 a.m. when the bus struck her. The bus, which was turning from Sackman St. onto Fulton St. drove off, a stunned Garcia said. “(The bus driver) never stopped, just was just going,” Garcia said. “He never realized what had happened. It’s a big machine. I guess you don’t feel something like that.” It was not immediately disclosed if the hit-and-run bus driver ever stopped or was questioned.

MTA bus driver charged in hit-and-run that killed 70-year-old Brooklyn woman

The bus driver has been identified as 48-year-old Paul Roper, police said. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, according to NYPD.

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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, Police and Government Vehicles
People Involved: 
Carol Bell
Paul Roper
Roadway: 
Fulton Street at Sackman Street
City: 
Brooklyn, NY
County: 
Kings County, NY
Area: 
New York, NY

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