Mother Killed, Daughter Injured in Hit-and-Run

It turns out the victims of a weekend hit-and-run are mother and daughter. Fifty-five year old Jane Felzin was killed when a red Kia hit her as she crossed Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn; her daughter Emily, 25, is in critical condition at Kings County Hospital. The accident occured before midnight on Saturday, and the Felzins were walking home after parking their car nearby. A neigbhor said, "I heard screeching and then a bang. It sounded like two cars hitting. [Jane Felzin] was thrown about 50 feet." Another said the car had been going 80 mph, and skids marks are still visible on the street.

The police found the car abandoned nearby, with a badly damaged windshield. The car's owner said her boyfriend had been driving the car. According to the Post, no arrests have been made yet.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 16, 2006 9:02 AM

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Stevennnn

Emily was 26 years old not 25.

Such a sad story on many levels.

Johnie

"The dead woman's husband, Leon, is devastated, said Benny Latifaj, superintendent of the family's apartment building."

Couldn't it have been stated better in the Daily News? How about instead of "dead woman", use "victim"?

mike

Speed signs won't help.

Brooklyn needs serious traffic calming measures. Sadly, the DoT drags its feet when it comes to that.

ChupaCaBrooklyn

Brooklyn needs speed signs. Not only that, they need to be enforced. I live by the accident and I can tell you that b/c Bedford and Nostrand are both longs stretches before the lights, people will haul ass as much as possible. On any given day I see people going at least 60 - 75 mph down Bedford.

RicktheCabbie

Unfortunately many people drive like they're in a tv commercial, I see it all the time.

The kind of music you listen to influences your driving as well.

Be EXTRA careful when you cross people, always look BOTH ways!

bob

Will people ever learn to slow down while driving in New York City? Or yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk when making a turn? This city has the worst, most selfish drivers anywhere and is the worst city for pedestrians. Everyone I know has been hit or had a close call with a car while being a pedestrian.