NEW YORK (AP) — AA 44-year-old nurse was struck and killed by an ambulance in Brooklyn early Thursday, and two emergency medical technicians have been suspended as authorities investigate the incident.
Police identified the victim as Cherry Cayetano Sobel. She was hit around 6:40 a.m. in the Midwood neighborhood when an ambulance operated by Maimonides Medical Center made a left turn from Avenue O onto Ocean Avenue, officials said.
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Authorities said the driver did not stop after the collision. A bystander called 911, and Sobel was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police believe the driver may not have realized a pedestrian had been struck. No arrests have been made.
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A spokesperson for the hospital said the EMTs involved have been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation and expressed condolences to the victim’s family.
Sobel is survived by her husband, Jeff, and two young children, according to family members.
Officials said she lived about a mile from the scene. The case remains under investigation.
Very sad
So tragic!
May Ha Shem comfort her family
BDE
very tragic. Adding insult to injury, they brought her to Maimonides Hospital.
BDE
so sad