Crime & Safety
Woman Hospitalized After Moped Hit And Run In The Heights: NYPD
A 68-year-old woman is in the hospital after she was hit Wednesday by a moped near Broadway and West 196th Street, NYPD said.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A 68-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after she was hit by a moped while she was walking down a sidewalk in Washington Heights on Wednesday, a police spokesperson told Patch.
She was walking on Broadway and West 196th Street around 12:30 p.m. when a group of mopeds whizzed by her on the sidewalk, with one of the scooters striking her in the back, according to NBC.
The specific sidewalk is parallel to Fort Tryon Park and is a popular spot for bikers to ride down despite it being for pedestrians.
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An eyewitness told NBC that the person who hit the 68-year-old hopped onto the back of one of the other mopeds and drove away.
The police search remains ongoing for the driver of the scooter.
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The dangerous scooter hit and run happened one day after police announced that a 24-year-old riding a Yamaha dirt bike on Amsterdam Avenue and West 190th Street at the end of September crashed into a parked car and died.
You can find out more about the story on NBC's website.
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