[Updated] Report: Woman struck and killed by SUV this morning on 3rd Avenue and St. Mark's Place

An SUV struck and killed a woman this morning at 6:30 on Third Avenue near St. Mark's Place, according to published reports.

The Post named the victim as 47-year-old Lisa Julian, who was attempting to cross the Avenue from west to east.

The driver of the Ford Explorer works for a courier delivering newspapers and remained on the scene. He has not been charged in the accident collision.

Updated 3 p.m.

The Post has more details about Julian, describing her as a "punk rocker." The driver of the SUV also reportedly told police that she was walking against the light and that she didn't seem to be "paying attention."

Updated 4:45 p.m.

DNAinfo says that Julian lived on East Seventh Street and Avenue D.

Julian, who friends called Spike, was known around the neighborhood as "easy-going" with a punk rock flare.

"She used to wear spiky things and punk-rock stuff, spikes in her nose, spikes in her boots, spikes in her hair," her neighbor David Sosa said. "I would go to Tompkins Square Park and would see her around the music. She would roll on the floor and jump up and down."

Updated 7:01 p.m.

Here is a picture of Lisa/Spike with Biker Bill from Jan. 1, 2008, via Bob Arihood's Neither More Nor Less…

Remembering Spike

[Photo by Lori Der Hagopian]

Early last Thursday morning, an SUV struck and killed a 47-year-old woman while she was crossing Third Avenue at St. Mark's Place. (To our knowledge, the NYPD didn't charge the driver; the woman was reportedly walking on a green light.)

A little later in the day, the media identified the victim as Lisa Julian. Some people didn't recognize that name, us included. More people knew Lisa as Spike or Lucretia, a longtime regular from Tompkins Square Park and Avenue A.

Here, two of the many people who knew Lisa/Spike/Lucretia share some thoughts...

I called her Lucretia — that's what she told me her name was when I opened The Stand. She was the first to welcome me, and would sit and make me laugh for hours.

Her life was a plight, but somewhere deep inside I believe it was the way she exactly wanted it.

She always told everyone she loved them, sometimes in a state, but she always knew what she was saying. She had a lot of love in her heart, and she will be greatly missed by all. — Lori Der Hagopian

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After meeting Lucretia only once, each time we saw one another, she always remembered my name ... and in her old school, rock and roll punk style was gracious and curious to know how I was.

Her gaze was eye to eye. Tough and friendly — much like the neighborhood she called home. I was very sad to hear of her passing in such a frightening way. May she RIP. — Emily Rubin

Memorial for Spike in Tompkins Square Park

Lisa Julian (aka Spike or Lucretia) died after an SUV struck her on Third Avenue on March 27 …

Today, her friends created a memorial for her where she was likely best known — Tompkins Square Park…



Photos by Bobby Williams

Previously

Updated: Gone but not forgotten

Remembering a few of our friends and neighbors who died in 2014...

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Lisa Julian (aka Spike or Lucretia), Tompkins Square Park regular


[Photo by Lori Der Hagopian]

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Rebecca Lepkoff, acclaimed street photographer


[Image via]

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Erdelyi Tamas, aka Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of the Ramones


[Via Brooklyn Vegan]

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Michael Brody, longtime East Village resident, mysterious neighbor


[Courtesy of Lili Barsha]

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Mike Bakaty, owner of the city's longest-running tattoo parlor

[Photo by James Maher]

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Hayne Suthon, owner and operator of Lucky Cheng's


[Photo by Biljana Ustic via Facebook]

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Derek Lloyd, popular figure in the local theater community


[Image via PS 122]

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Dennis Zentek, co-founder of d.b.a.


[Photo by KM Keller via Facebook]

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Akkas Ali, florist at East Village Farm and Grocery



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Marty Thau, music producer-manager-entrepreneur


[Thau, right, with David Johansen and Muddy Waters in the early '80s. Photo via Facebook]

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Will Connell, saxophonist/composer



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Don Holley, father, champion of East Village schools

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Evelyn Dahab, author, bar owner


[Image via Facebook]

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Maggie Estep, writer-poet-performance artist and all-around cool person


[Photo from October 2013 by Marissa Molnar via Facebook]

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Several readers reminded us about Anne Ardolino, aka Anntelope, aka 1st Avenue rooftop pigeon lady, poet, animal rescuer, neighbor, friend …


[Photo by Clayton Patterson]

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Karen Kristal, matriarch of CBGB


[Photo via CBGB on Facebook]

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Wen Hui Ruan, father, retired garment worker


[Photo from 2006 via CBS 2]