Woman killed in hit-and-run in Greenwich Village, police say

The NYPD is looking for a hit-and-run driver who they say fatally struck a woman in Greenwich Village early Sunday morning.

It happened around 5 a.m. at West Washington Place and Sixth Avenue.

According to police, a 22-year-old woman was crossing West Washington Place in the crosswalk when the driver struck her.

The NYPD says the driver took off northbound on Sixth Avenue, then turned onto Waverly Place.

"All of a sudden, we saw a group of people screaming, and I saw the girl laying on the floor right here. So I immediately ran over and checked her pulse. She had a pulse, and shortly thereafter, the police came and then the ambulance," witness Corey Schwartz said. "She was scratched up, almost like she had gotten dragged."

Emergency responders rushed the victim to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as Destiny Murrell, of Brooklyn.

Schwartz said a group of four women and one man appeared to be with Murrell.

"About five people, they were hysterical," he said. "They must have seen her get hit."

The NYPD says they are searching for a gray vehicle, possibly an SUV. They do not have a description of the driver.

The investigation is ongoing.