The owner of one of the vehicles involved in the fatal Brooklyn hit-and-run of former child actor Kianna Underwood has been located, police sources said Monday.
The owner, who lives near the scene of the crash, told police he was getting a lawyer and would not answer any questions, sources said.
Police seized his vehicle, a black 2021 Ford Explorer, and are examining surveillance footage to determine if the owner was driving when Underwood was struck in Brownsville Friday morning or if someone else was behind the wheel. No charges were immediately filed.
The vehicle has in the past been ticketed for 41 violations, 25 of them for speeding, records show.
Police are also still looking for the driver of the other vehicle, a sedan, that then struck 33-year-old Underwoood, dragging her more than two blocks.
The former Nickelodeon star was crossing at Pitkin Ave. and Mother Gaston Blvd. in the crosswalk but against the light when she was struck by the SUV driver.
The driver was heading west on Pitkin Ave. and had the green light but veered across the double yellow line to pass another vehicle and wound up striking Underwood, police say. Video obtained by police shows the driver going against traffic and striking Underwood then disappearing from the video frame without slowing down, sources said.
Underwood was struck moments later by the driver of a black-and-gray sedan, with Underwood then dragged for more than two blocks before her lifeless body came loose from the car. That driver also did not stop.
Obtained by Daily News
Kianna Underwood was found dead at Pitkin Ave. and Osborn St. in Brooklyn on Friday after she was struck by two vehicles. (Obtained by Daily News)
The grisly incident laid bare Underwood’s tragic fall from grace — from a kind and talented young girl who appeared on Nickelodeon’s “All That” to an adult who had fallen on hard times.
The Daily News reported Sunday that fellow “All That” alumnus Angelique Bates in November 2023 said on Instagram that Underwood was homless and needed help.
“I don’t know what the whole situation is. You don’t know if there’s addiction. You don’t know if there’s mental illness. You don’t know what is at play right now,” she said, adding that fundraising wouldn’t be enough. “There has to be a plan to make sure that they’re getting all the proper assistance.”
Anyone with information on either driver is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
