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Woman Killed in Bronx Hit-and-Run on East Gun Hill Road, Police Say

June 13, 2016 1:18pm | Updated June 13, 2016 1:18pm

THE BRONX — A Castle Hill woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision in The Bronx early Sunday morning, according to the NYPD.

Sharon Smith, 67, was crossing East Gun Hill Road at White Plains Road at about 1:19 a.m. when a dark-colored SUV heading east struck her, police said.

The driver then fled east on Gun Hill Road. 

Smith, who lived in Castle Hill, was transported to Montefiore Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).  You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com

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