A woman who had gotten out of her car after parking on the shoulder of the Belt Parkway was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday, police said.
Emma Risper, 56, of Scotrun, Pa., was struck at around 3 a.m. on the westbound side of the highway in southern Brooklyn, NYPD said.
The driver who struck Risper fled and has not been identified, police said.
Emma Risper was struck by a minivan on the w/b Belt Parkway at exit 6 during the early morning of November 14, 2021. Seth Gottfried for NY Post
Cops said First responders arrived at the scene at 3:05 a.m. to find Emma Ridper unconscious and unresponsive with “severe head and body trauma.” Seth Gottfried for NY PostFirst responders arrived at the scene at 3:05 a.m. to find Ridper unconscious and unresponsive with “severe head and body trauma,” NYPD said. She was transported to Coney Island Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
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