Police in Brooklyn are searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a woman while she crossed a street on Saturday night.
According to law enforcement sources, 75-year-old Judith Byron of Sunset Park was walking through the intersection of 7th Avenue and 41st Street in the neighborhood shortly after 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 4 when she was fatally hit.
Police said she was walking in the north crosswalk in favor of the pedestrian walk signal when an unknown driver inside a possiblly silver SUV, heading northbound on the street, blew a steady red light before striking Byron.
Authorities said the driver did not remain at the scene after the collision.
Officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to a 911 call about the horrific crash and found Byron with severe trauma throughout her body. EMS responded and rushed the hurt woman to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
So far there are no arrests, but the NYPD’s Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad is continuing the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
The tragic incident follows a spate of deadly motor vehicle crashes this month, including two on Staten Island that left a total of four people dead.
Meanwhile, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), reported on Oct. 2 that traffic fatalities in NYC dropped by 18% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
DOT officials stated that street redesign projects are, in part, the reason for the decline in traffic fatalities.
There have been three traffic fatalities year-to-date in the 72nd Precinct, where Byron was fatally struck, down from four during the same period last year, according to the latest police data.
