Woman Falls Out Of Boyfriend's Car, Gets Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

A woman who reportedly fell from her boyfriend's car was struck and killed by a second vehicle in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, Sept. 25.

The 46-year-old victim, whose identity has not been revealed, was reportedly trying to get into the rear passenger seat of her boyfriend's Jeep Cherokee in the St. John’s Place and Rochester Avenue of Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. However, her 48-year-old boyfriend didn’t realize that his girlfriend was trying to get into the car and drove away, New York Post reported.

This caused the woman to lose her balance and fall backwards onto the street at around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, Sept. 25. The woman, who fell on the road, was then struck by a black SUV that came behind her and was traveling on St. Johns Place. However, after hitting the victim, the SUV driver failed to stop, continued driving, and fled the scene.

Following the accident, the woman was immediately taken to Kings County Hospital for treatment, where she was subsequently declared dead, Fox News reported.

The police have launched an investigation in connection with the incident and are continuing to look for the driver of the SUV that struck her. Meanwhile, no suspect or vehicle features have been released in connection with the accident.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a woman reportedly ran over and killed her former partner in a parking lot after an argument ensued between them over the custody of their children in Salem, Massachusetts on Saturday, Aug. 20, Latin Times reported.

The accused, identified as Branda Myshelle Myers, 29, and her former partner Vince Edward Fouts, 38, also of Salem, were reportedly attempting to resolve a custody dispute in the parking lot of Woodmansee Park in the 4600 block of Sunnyside Road Southeast on Saturday, Aug 20, when their confrontation took a tragic turn. As their argument escalated, Myers, in a fit of rage, allegedly hit Fouts with her car and ran him over multiple times with the intention of killing him.

Officers responded to the scene and Myers was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of her former partner.

Meyers and Fouts were former spouses. According to Fouts' family members, the pair had never married.