NYPD officers tried to pull over car before Bushwick hit-and-run: police

Erin Pflaumer
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NYPD officers tried to pull over car before Bushwick hit-and-run: police

BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Police officers were trying to conduct a traffic stop when a man sped through an intersection and hit two women in Bushwick on May 9, according to the NYPD.

One of the women, 71-year-old Juanita Vidal, was killed in the hit-and-run. Her 44-year-old daughter was critically injured, according to authorities.

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The medical examiner ruled Vidal’s death a homicide.

The car involved in the hit-and-run was a rental, according to authorities. The driver fled the scene on foot after crashing into the two women and two parked cars.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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