Tiffany Cifuni, pregnant 32 year old woman killed in Brooklyn hit and run after minor collision with female driver of 2016 Chevy Trax in Bed-stuy. Woman who fled on foot remains at large.
A 32-year-old pregnant woman was struck and dragged to her death by an SUV after getting into a late-night Brooklyn skirmish with an un-identified hit-and-run driver — who as of Sunday night continued to remain at large.
Tiffany Cifuni, allegedly got out of her 2021 Toyota 4Runner to check for damage after she was hit by a woman driving a 2016 Chevy Trax at Van Buren Street and Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed-stuy shortly before midnight Saturday, according to police.
In captured surveillance video, Cifuni drives after the Chevy, then gets out of her vehicle to confront the driver off camera over the fender-bender.
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‘Where are you going?’ Cifuni shouts. ‘Get out!’
‘You trying to drive away? Get out!’ she yells, repeating the command as banging sounds can be heard off-screen.
‘Get out right now. Park your car and get out!’ she yells. ‘You don’t f—ing drive away … Park your car, you just hit me!’
That’s when cops said the driver of the Trax slammed into the victim, striking her from behind as she stood in the roadway after the traffic incident. The driver is alleged to have dragged the heavily pregnant woman before speeding away against traffic on Lafayette Avenue, a one-way street, an NYPD spokesperson said.
But there was more to come.
Police said the Chevy struck two parked cars as she sped away, including a 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 38-year-old woman behind the wheel, who fortunately survived with minor injuries.
The crazed driver then got out and fled on foot, leaving behind the Chevy, which had temporary plates.
Victim driver had just recently announced her pregnancy to family
Cifuni didn’t become dislodged from under the Chevy until its driver struck the parked vehicle according to witnesses at the scene.
The final exchange between Tiffany and the suspect lasted just 52 seconds.
Police responded to the scene following a 911 call and found Cifuni unresponsive.
She was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Grand Cherokee was not seriously injured in that crash.
According to ABC7 Cifuni and husband James Cifuni who married in 2022, were expecting their first child. The couple had taken up residence in Long Island in the last year.
The mom-to-be who was in her first trimester and who has recently shared news of her pregnancy with family, was coming home from the Beyoncé concert at MetLife Stadium when she was killed, according to the outlet.
2016 Chevy Trax driver remains at large
‘They had just hit us with that news two weeks ago and she was so proud of the fact that she surprised me and buckled my knees with the news, you know?’ father in law, Nick Cifuni told ABC7. ‘Tiffany was the rockstar of our family and we’re interested in getting justice and in this person getting caught.’
Come Monday, the female driver of the Chevy Trax continued to remain at large.
