Exclusive: Video shows NYC hit and run that hurt 4, including 2 kids

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- A woman was critically injured and two children were among three other people hurt when a car struck them in a hit and run in Manhattan Saturday night.

Police say the vehicle was traveling on Audubon Avenue in Washington Heights just before 9:40 p.m. when the driver made a left turn toward West 183rd Street.

Eyewitness News obtained exclusive surveillance video of the incident, which shows the car plowing into the pedestrians as they crossed the street.

Eyewitness News has obtained exclusive surveillance video of a hit and run in Washington Heights

A 36-year-old woman suffered severe head trauma and is in critical condition at Harlem Hospital.

An 8-year-old boy had neck and back pain and an injured ankle, while a 9-year-old boy suffered an abrasions to his forehead.

They were taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

A 28-year-old woman was also taken to Harlem Hospital with a broken leg.

Police are searching for the driver who was behind the wheel of a gray Mercedes Benz.

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