Female pedestrian critically injured in collision with driver Victor J. Thompson, 21, on Chestnut Street in Schenectady, New York
Police arrest driver they say crashed car, struck three people
Detectives say Thompson stole the vehicle and intentionally stuck one of the make victims with the car. They say the intended target was fighting with the second male victim and Thompson was attempting to end the fight by running his intended victim, and struck both of them.
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