Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In NYC Hit-And-Run Crash ID'd, Driver Still At Large
The driver did not stop and was last seen heading toward the Van Wyck Expressway.
QUEENS, NY — A woman kill in a hit-and-run crash in Queens has been identified, police said Thursday.
Fifty-seven-year-old Suzanne Schmieder was crossing the street at Jamaica Avenue on Wednesday around 3 p.m. when she was struck by a 2001 Lincoln LS.
The driver did not stop and was last seen heading toward the Van Wyck Expressway.
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Police at the scene found the woman with severe trauma to her head and body.
Schmieder was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
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No arrests have been made yet. An investigation remains ongoing.
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