[GERRITSEN BEACH] Driver hits and kills Gerritsen Beach woman

See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyA driver struck and killed Gerritsen Beach resident Carmen Santacruz just steps from her Gerritsen Avenue home on March 7,police said.The 55-year-old driver was heading toward Lois Avenue in his 2016 red Ford pickup truck when he struck 69-year-old Santacruz between Whitney Avenue and Avenue W at about 6:20 pm, according to authorities. Santacruz was crossing the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare towards Veterans Memorial Way