NewsUS NewsNew YorkFootage has captured the terrifying moment a nurse, 28, was walking along a busy street when a black Cadillac sedan drove through a red light and hit her05:53, 31 Aug 2026Updated 06:03, 31 Aug 2026A 28-year-old nurse has been killed in a high-speed hit-and-run after an overnight shift.‌Jiayi Zheng was wearing her scrubs while she walked along a busy road after her shift at a hospital in Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, August 29.‌Footage has captured the terrifying moment she was walking along 55th Street and Third Avenue when a black Cadillac sedan drove through a red light and hit her around 7.30am.‌Zheng was tossed in the air, just a block away from where she worked. The driver did not stop and drove away at speed.Medics rushed her to the same hospital where she succumbed to her head and neck injuries.‌"I heard the bang. Her bag was over here, and they left her there," witness Antonio Perez told News12 Brooklyn."The car just kept on, it never stopped for nothing at all."The crash occurred on a perilous roadway, according to Senator Andrew Gounardes, who represents the neighbourhood.‌A Department of Transportation redesign plan for the stretch of roadway was presented in 2023 but never went into effect.Zheng is the ninth person killed by a hit-and-run driver in the last two weeks across New York City.Article continues belowShe is also the 11th killed while walking or biking the two-mile stretch of Third Avenue that runs under the Brooklyn Queens Expressway since 2014, according to advocacy group Transportation Alternatives.As of Sunday afternoon, the driver has not been apprehendedChoose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌hit-and-runNew York