Kenya Flores, 44, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run taxi at First Avenue and 17th Street in Gramercy Park in Manhattan, New York
Police Seek Driver in Connection with Fatal Manhattan Crash
They believe the car, possibly a yellow cab, was travelling northbound on First Avenue.
Anyone with information on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
Woman dead after being struck by taxi near Stuyvesant Town, NYPD says
The NYPD said Flores had been lying in the street when she was struck by a Yellow Cab, which then left the scene.
John Bangura, 68, of Manhattan, was later arrested, charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
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