Access-A-Ride van driver charged in deadly pedestrian crash in Manhattan
NEW YORK -- An Access-A-Ride van driver has been charged after police say he struck and killed a woman on the Lower East Side on Friday.
It happened just before 11 a.m. at Canal and Allen streets.
Police say 88-year-old Ngan Yung was crossing the street at the intersection when the driver of the Access-A-Ride van made a right onto Allen Street and struck her.
Yung was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver stayed at the scene. Police say he has been charged with failure to yield and failure to use due care.
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