Boy, 7, walking with mom fatally struck by NYPD tow truck driver in Brooklyn

A 7-year-old boy walking with his mother in Brooklyn was fatally struck by an NYPD tow truck driver Thursday morning, cops said.

The boy died at the scene after being struck near Myrtle Ave. and N. Portland Ave. just outside Fort Greene Park about 7:50 a.m. His name was not immediately released.

The 54-year-old tow truck driver was making a legal left turn with a car on the winch when she struck the child, police said. She remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges.