A beloved teacher was fatally struck by a bicyclist in Chinatown earlier this month, police said — as they released new surveillance footage showing the apparent hit-and-run rider.
Priscilla Loke, 69, was standing in the crosswalk at the corner of Grand and Chrystie Streets around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 5 when the cyclist rammed into her, cops said.
Loke — the Deputy Director of the Chinatown Head Start preschool program – was thrown to the ground and suffered severe head trauma, police said.
She was brought to Bellevue Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries two days later, authorities said.
The surveillance video, released late Monday, shows the suspect walking on the sidewalk, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt, carrying a light blue shoulder bag.
Footage previously obtained by WABC captured the moment he slammed into Loke head-on while heading north on Chrystie Street.
It also shows the cyclist walking up to a police cruiser and speaking to the cops who responded to the crash – but he then got back on his bike and bolted once the officers approached the victim.
Loke’s loved ones have sent a letter to the NYPD in search for answers about how or why the suspect was able to get away after the incident, according to WABC.
The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post Tuesday.
Loke, who helped to run the Head Start center for more than 30 years, looked forward to retirement, WABC reported.
While she didn’t have children of her own, she cared deeply for her grandnieces and nephews.
“If only the cyclist had been more responsible,” Loke’s nephew, Weng Wai Ho, told WPIX.
“This wouldn’t have happened.”
