Driver who failed to yield fatally struck Yehuala Melkama, 44, in Uptown crosswalk

Looking west on Sunnyside Avenue towards Hazel Street. Construction fencing and cars parked too close to the intersection may have blocked the driver’s view of the crosswalk at the south leg of the intersection. Photo: John Greenfield
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