Yesterday [Monday] at approximately 2:30pm, an 8 year old girl was struck by a car at the intersection of Montgomery and Troy. The girl was thrown and injured by the impact and Hatzalah rushed her to KCH. She is B“H in stable condition and will IY”H be OK. The driver did not flee the scene.

In a incident that took place an Chanukah a child was struck at the intersection of Kingston and President, the driver did stop to make sure the child was OK. However soon after the driver left the child started feeling pain and Hatzalah had to take him to the hospital.

The Law is; that no matter what the situation, in an incident where a pedestrian gets struck, the police must be notified and the driver must remain at the scene, even if the person seems to be fine. The affects of an accident may only turn up later and can be severe. Therefore, if you witness an accident involving a pedestrian, please make sure to take down the license plate numbers down, and notify the police immediately.

8 Year Old Girl Struck By Car

Yesterday [Monday] at approximately 2:30pm, an 8 year old girl was struck by a car at the intersection of Montgomery and Troy. The girl was thrown and injured by the impact and Hatzalah rushed her to KCH. She is B“H in stable condition and will IY”H be OK. The driver did not flee the scene.

In a incident that took place an Chanukah a child was struck at the intersection of Kingston and President, the driver did stop to make sure the child was OK. However soon after the driver left the child started feeling pain and Hatzalah had to take him to the hospital.

The Law is; that no matter what the situation, in an incident where a pedestrian gets struck, the police must be notified and the driver must remain at the scene, even if the person seems to be fine. The affects of an accident may only turn up later and can be severe. Therefore, if you witness an accident involving a pedestrian, please make sure to take down the license plate numbers down, and notify the police immediately.

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