Pedestrian Mercedes Dearmas, 61, killed in hit-and-run collision on West 113th Street in Harlem, New York
Woman Killed in Hit and Run in Manhattan: NYPD
The woman was at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and tried to cross West 113th Street when she was hit by a silver sedan, the NYPD said.
61-year-old woman fatally struck in hit-and-run in Harlem
Police say 61-year-old Mercedes Dearmas was crossing West 113th Street shortly after midnight Sunday when she was struck by a car driving down Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
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