{"id":2336830,"date":"2026-03-19T13:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2336830"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:35:07","slug":"driver-charged-in-crash-that-killed-marvelous-mrs-maisel-actress-wenne-alton-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/driver-charged-in-crash-that-killed-marvelous-mrs-maisel-actress-wenne-alton-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver charged in crash that killed \u2018Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u2019 actress Wenne Alton Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Bronx driver has been charged for the Manhattan crash that killed \u201cMarvelous Mrs. Maisel\u201d actress Wenne Alton Davis, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>MD Abdul Shomuz, 62, was arrested Monday and charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian \u2014 a misdemeanor \u2014\u00a0 when he fatally struck Davis in Midtown late Dec. 8, the NYPD announced.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, 60, was crossing Broadway at W. 53rd street just before 9 p.m. when she was hit by a black 2023 Cadillac XTC and left with severe trauma to her head and body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Queens native was rushed to Mount Sinai West where she died from her injuries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"37893389\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.55749129;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37893389\" width=\"894\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wendy-davis-performed-stage-name-117104878.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Davis as a cop talking to another woman 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wendy-davis-performed-stage-name-117104878.jpg?resize=150,96&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\"\/><figcaption>Wenne Alton Davis appeared in \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u201d on Amazon Prime. <span class=\"credit\">Amazon Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"37893388\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37893388\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=322,322&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=441,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 441w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=60,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 60w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=80,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 80w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=58,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 58w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=156,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 156w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=50,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/www-facebook-com-wenne-davis-117104877.jpg?resize=96,96&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\"\/><figcaption>Davis was struck by a car in Midtown this week and succumbed to her injuries. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Wenne Alton Davis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Shomuz remained at the scene and was not hurt, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who went by her stage name Wendy Davis, played a cop in Amazon Prime\u2019s EmmyAward-winning hit comedy series \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt5788792\/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_1\">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her IMDb page includes nine other credits, including parts in the 2011 Michael Fassbender drama \u201cShame\u201d and the 2004 short film \u201cLadies Room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she wasn\u2019t making appearances on screen, Davis worked full-time as a US Customs and Border Protection agent at John F. Kennedy International Airport, even powering through the recent government shutdown without pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Neighbor Davin Hatsengate told The Post he had no idea she moonlighted as an actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was super friendly,\u201d the 51-year-old said after she died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know she was an actress. I guess she just wanted to be a regular neighbor. It\u2019s terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bronx driver has been charged for the Manhattan crash that killed \u201cMarvelous Mrs. Maisel\u201d actress Wenne Alton Davis, according to police. MD Abdul Shomuz, 62, was arrested Monday and charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian \u2014 a misdemeanor \u2014\u00a0 when he fatally struck Davis in Midtown late Dec. 8, the NYPD announced. 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