Andrea Bronfman Killed in Hit-and-Run

While walking her dog this morning, Andrea Bronfman was run down by a car. She passed away while in the hospital for her sustained injuries. She created the free Taglit-Birthright trip to Israel that so many young Jews now attend. A sad day.

Andrea Bronfman, wife of former Seagram co-chairman Charles Bronfman and an important presence in New York philanthropic circles in her own right, died after being hit by a car yesterday morning.

Bronfman, 60, was struck at 6:48 a.m., as she walked home after taking her dog for a walk in Central Park. Police said that a black Lincoln Town Car ran her down as she crossed East 65th Street, just half a block from her home at 838 Fifth Ave.

Still conscious, Bronfman was taken via ambulance to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she later died during surgery for multiple internal injuries, authorities said.

Police questioned the driver, identified as a 36-year-old male, but made no arrests in the case. Last night police said they did not expect criminal charges to be filed. READ ON.