New York's attorney general announced an investigation Friday into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked police vehicle in Brooklyn.
The woman, who has not been identified, was lying in the middle of a street in the East New York neighborhood when she was hit by a Toyota minivan shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, police said. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
A police spokesperson confirmed Friday that the Toyota was a police vehicle and the driver was an officer.
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Attorney General Letitia James said her office has opened an investigation, as is required by New York state law when police officers cause a person's death.
Police said the NYPD highway district’s collision investigation squad is also investigating.
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