Personal Injury Law

Fatal New York City Hit-and-Run Car Accident

A 39-year-old pedestrian was killed in a New York car accident after she was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and 90th Street. According to a CBS News report, the woman was walking in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by a 2010 Ford. The vehicle sped away after striking the woman. The critically injured pedestrian was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police arrested a 25-year-old man who they said was the hit-and-run driver in the Ford.

Hit-and-run or leaving the scene of an accident is a serious crime in New York State. If you are a motorist involved in an accident, you are required under the law to stop, provide information and render aid to the injured victim, if it is possible to do so safely. Leaving a seriously injured victim can result in a felony charge for the hit-and-run driver. Motorists are also required to stop for a pedestrian who is walking legally in a marked crosswalk.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on March 25, 2010 (boomark / email).