Seven pedestrians injured after a hit-and-run driver struck a crowd of people on West 36th Street, and then got into a three-vehicle collision on the Long Island Expressway in Manhattan and Queens, New York

Modified Date: 
Mon, 08/21/2023 - 7:07am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Driver strikes crowd of people in Midtown; 7 pedestrians injured

Officials say a 29-year-old New Jersey woman was heading eastbound on West 36th Street, when she ran a red light and crashed into those seven people.

The driver ended up getting into a crash involving three cars on the Long Island Expressway, just east of 188th Street.

Type: Car Accident
City: 
Queens, NY