A young woman was fatally struck by a rental van driving the wrong way down a Greenwich Village street on Thursday, Nov. 6, cops confirmed to Straus News. The unidentified driver of the vehicle remained on scene, was questioned by police, and has not been arrested as of press time.
Straus News visited the scene shortly after, where the black rental van was still parked behind yellow tape. White lettering on the side indicated that it had been acquired from C.C. Rental, which is located just up the street from the site of the crash. Various police cars and DOT investigative vehicles were spotted on scene.
Valerie Schoeck, 27, had reportedly been crossing the intersection of Morton Street and Seventh Avenue in a southbound direction—at around 8:30 a.m.—when she was struck by a 2020 GMC Savanna. The driver of the vehicle, a 61-year-old man, had made an improper turn onto Morton…