Pedestrian critically injured by driver turning into Bronx driveway

Thursday, December 27, 2018
MORRIS PARK, Bronx (WABC) -- A pedestrian was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle that ended up crashing into the front of a house Thursday morning.

The incident was reported in the 1200 block of Pelham Parkway South just before 8:30 a.m.
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Police say a driver was attempting to turn into her own driveway when she struck the pedestrian.

The victim was pinned under the car, which then crashed into the first-floor garage and dislodged a 20 foot by 1-foot section of reinforced brick at the front of the building.

Because of the structural damage, DOB issued a Full Vacate Order to the two-family home.

The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical but stable condition.
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The driver was not injured in the incident but was checked out at the scene.



No charges have been filed and the crash is being investigated as an accident.

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