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Actress Killed in Midtown Hit-and-Run
20 Mar
Summary
- Actress Wendy Davis died after being struck by a car.
- The driver, MD Abdul Shomuz, was charged with failure to yield.
- Davis also worked as a US Customs and Border Protection agent.
Actress Wendy Davis, who gained recognition for her role as a police officer in the Amazon Prime comedy "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," tragically passed away following a pedestrian accident in Midtown Manhattan.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on December 8th, when Davis was crossing Broadway at West 53rd Street. She was struck by a black 2023 Cadillac XTC, sustaining severe head and body trauma.
Davis, 60, was transported to Mount Sinai West hospital but succumbed to her injuries. The driver of the vehicle, identified as MD Abdul Shomuz, 62, remained at the scene.
Shomuz, from the Bronx, was arrested on Monday and charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian, a misdemeanor offense. Davis, a Queens native, also maintained a full-time career as a US Customs and Border Protection agent at JFK Airport.
Beyond her acting and customs work, friends and neighbors remembered Davis as a friendly and unassuming individual, unaware of her television career.
