Disturbing surveillance footage shows the moment a pair of vehicles fatally ran down a woman during a hit-and-run in New York.
Lourdes Camilo, 53, was waiting to cross the intersection of Melrose Avenue and 157th Street in the Bronx when she was hit by the first vehicle, a white Jeep, around 7:10 pm, the NYPD said.
She was then thrust into the air and into a second Jeep, this one traveling in the opposite direction at a considerable rate of speed, the clip shows.
The woman, said to be a mom of four, is then seen lying lifeless on the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The first car, meanwhile, sped off after the moment of impact – leaving Camilo to die in the street. The second, driven by a 53-year-old male, stayed behind, as cops went on to reveal that Camilo had been just steps away from her home when she was hit.
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Disturbing surveillance footage shows the moment a pair of vehicles fatally ran down Lourdes Camilo, a 53-year-old mother of four seen here in gray, during a hit-and-run in the South Bronx
Camilo is seen waiting to cross the intersection of Melrose Avenue and 157th Street before she being hit by the first vehicle, a white Jeep. She was then thrust into the air into the path of a second SUV, before being left lifeless in the street. Cops said she lived just a few blocks away
The search for the driver of the white Grand Cherokee, as of Sunday evening, remains ongoing, cops confirmed.
The victim’s mom, one of several relatives who arrived on the scene before Camilo could be taken away, expressed her and her family’s anguish to The Daily News.
‘The whole family felt a lot about her,’ the senior told the paper, in an interview translated from Spanish. ‘She called everyone her friend.’
The woman, asking not to be named, added : ‘She was very special, always with a smile even if she had a problem.’
Luis Morales, Camilo’s 80-year-old neighbor, painted a similar picture, describing how the late Starbucks manager was always boisterous when he saw her around the building.
‘She was a very nice girl,’ Morales said, as multiple people presumed to be the victim’s family were left inconsolable in the streets.
‘Every time I saw her, “Good morning, sir. How are you? Have a good day,” he recollected. ‘Good sense of humor. Very lively. Very polite.’
He added how he was stunned to hear how she died, saying that she was always ‘very careful’ when crossing the street
‘I can’t believe it,’ he told the publication.
Camilo, said to be a manager at a local Starbucks, was pronounced dead at the scene. Relatives arrived before her body could be taken away
A woman assumed to be a relative is seen being restrained at the scene. Cops said Tuesday that the driver of the first car remains at large
The driver of the second vehicle, not pictured, stayed behind, but is so far not being charged. He cooperated with cops at the hectic scene
The victim’s mom, not pictured, was one of many to express the anguish over the insicent to The Daily News. ‘The whole family felt a lot about her,’ the senior told the paper, in an interview translated from Spanish. ‘She called everyone her friend’
Luis Morales, Camilo’s 80-year-old neighbor, painted a similar picture, describing how the late Starbucks manager was always boisterous when he saw her around the building. Pictured: A single shoe lays on the sidewalk in the incident’s aftermath
He also detailed the moment Camilo’s family found out about the fatal incident, revealing he could he could hear their anguish from next-door.
‘I heard the crying. Banging on the walls, yelling,’ he said, revealing Camilo had four kids and worked as a Starbucks manager in Manhattan.
The driver of the second vehicle, meanwhile, was photographed by the News, but as of Sunday is not being charged.
He cooperated with cops at a hectic scene Saturday night, where many presumed to be Camilo’s family were seen being restrained by cops as the victim laid covered in the street.
The area was subsequently cordoned off, as many were overcome with grief.
As a search continues for the at-large Grand Cherokee, cops have yet to mention whether they have been able to pull a license plate.
As a search continues for the at-large Grand Cherokee, cops have yet to mention whether they have been able to pull a license plate
So far, there have been no arrests and as of Sunday, officers’ investigation remained ongoing
As is the case with all hit and run cases, a suspect will be charged when apprehended. DailyMail.com has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
So far, there have been no arrests and officers’ investigation remains ongoing.
As is the case with all hit and run cases, a suspect will be charged when apprehended.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the NYPD for comment.