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Actress Wenne Alton Davis died on Monday, Dec. 8, after she was hit by a car while crossing the street in New York City

The collision left her with "severe trauma to the head and body," police told PEOPLE

She was known for her appearance as a cop in a season 5 episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime

Wenne Alton Davis has died at age 60.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress, born Wendy Davis, was fatally hit by a car just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, while crossing the street in New York City, PEOPLE can confirm. According to the NYPD, a black 2023 Cadillac XT6, driven by a 61-year-old male, was making a left-hand turn at West 53rd Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan when it struck Davis.

“[Davis] sustained severe trauma to the head and body,” police

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