Bicyclist fatally struck in hit-and-run finally identified

She was struck by a car making a right turn from Leggett Avenue.

Caithlin Pena

Sep 2, 2025, 9:50 AM

Updated 13 hr ago

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The bicyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run in Hunt's Point has been identified.
Police say 31-year-old Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was riding her bicycle after midnight and attempting to cross Bruckner Boulevard. She was struck by a car making a right turn from Leggett Avenue. EMS transported her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln and pronounced deceased.
Meanwhile, the car that struck her did not remain on scene.
The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad.