Police identify driver killed in Webster Avenue hit-and-run
By: News 12 Staff Jun 5, 2022, 5:10pm Updated on: Jun 6, 2022
Police have identified the man killed in a hit-and-run Sunday as 45-year-old Robert Godwin.
Officers say the incident happened just before 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of 168th Street and Webster Avenue.
News 12 was told by police Godwin was driving when he was hit by a Chevy Traverse. He sustained injuries to his neck and body and was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced dead.
Officers say the driver of the Chevy abandoned his car and fled the scene on foot.