85-Year-Old Woman Struck And Killed Crossing Kings Highway, Cops Say

An 85-year-old woman died at Methodist Hospital Wednesday from injuries caused two days earlier when she was struck by a car at the intersection of Kings Highway and East 16th Street, police say,

Police identified the woman as Midwood resident Bella Markowitz. She was crossing Kings Highway Monday morning when she was hit by a 2011 Lexus turning left from East 16th Street, according to the NYPD. Markowitz was taken to Methodist Hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Authorities say the driver, a 37-year-old woman, remained at the scene and has not been charged. Police continue to investigate the crash.