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NYPD Officer’s Mom Dies After Driver Runs Red Light in Brooklyn — ‘We Miss Her’

A Brooklyn woman was riding in a car with her NYPD officer son early Tuesday when a red-light running motorist slammed into their vehicle and fatally injured her, family and law enforcement sources said Thursday.

A Brooklyn woman was riding in a car with her NYPD officer son early Tuesday when a red-light running motorist slammed into their vehicle and fatally injured her, family and law enforcement sources said Thursday.

Maria Loaiza, 77, was riding in a Honda Accord with her son behind the wheel when a westbound BMW blew a light on Atlantic Ave. at Bradford St. in East New York around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday.

"She [Loaiza] was lovely. Everybody loves her. Full of life," said a younger sister of Loaiza on Thursday, declining to give her name. "We miss her. That's it."

Passenger in speeding BMW dies after Brooklyn bus lane crash A Brooklyn woman was riding in a car with her NYPD officer son early Tuesday when a red-light running motorist slammed into their vehicle and fatally injured her, family and law enforcement sources said Thursday.

Maria Loaiza, 77, was riding [...]




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