Scooter rider fatally injures woman in Williamsbridge crosswalk
Police said a rider on an electric stand-up scooter hit 50-year-old Wilmary Carrion in a marked crosswalk at White Plains Road and East Gun Hill Road, then fled.
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What We Know
Police told Norwood News that the crash was reported at 4:19 p.m. on July 20 at White Plains Road and East Gun Hill Road in Williamsbridge. Investigators said a 50-year-old woman was crossing White Plains Road from east to west in a marked crosswalk when a rider on an electric stand-up scooter hit her and fled. Family members and Montefiore hospital officials identified her as Wilmary Carrion, a longtime Montefiore employee from Longwood. She was taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition and died July 24, according to the article. Police said there were no arrests and the investigation was ongoing.
Police said the rider left the scene
The NYPD told Norwood News that the crash was reported at 4:19 p.m. on Monday, July 20, at White Plains Road and East Gun Hill Road. Investigators said Carrion was crossing White Plains Road from east to west in a marked crosswalk when a rider on an electric stand-up scooter hit her and fled.
A busy Williamsbridge intersection
Norwood News described the corner of White Plains Road and East Gun Hill Road as a busy intersection in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, within the 47th Precinct. A witness who saw the scene afterward told the outlet, "She was in the crosswalk, and she was crossing."
Carrion was remembered as part of the Montefiore community
Family members and Montefiore hospital officials identified the woman who died as Wilmary Carrion, 50, of Longwood. Norwood News reported that she was a longtime Montefiore employee, and the hospital said, "The Montefiore family shares its deepest condolences with the family, friends and co-workers, and is saddened by the untimely and tragic loss."
Carrion died after being taken to Jacobi Hospital
Police said Carrion was taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition. Norwood News reported that an announcement for her wake said she died on Friday, July 24. Police told the outlet there were no arrests and the investigation remained ongoing.