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Hit-and-run driver leaves Manhattan pedestrian in critical condition


A hit-and-run driver ran a red light in Manhattan early Monday and struck and badly injured a 30-year-old man crossing the street, police said.

The victim was taken by medics to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

The suspect, driving a dark-colored sedan, is being sought.

A hit-and-run driver ran a red light in Manhattan early Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, and struck and badly injured a 30-year-old man crossing the street at 8th Ave. and W. 49th St., police said. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
Blood is pictured on the ground after a hit-and-run driver ran a red light in Manhattan early Monday and struck and badly injured a 30-year-old man crossing the street at Eighth Ave. and W. 49th St., police said. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

The collision happened 2:45 a.m. as the victim was crossing Eighth Ave. at W. 49th St.

Police said the suspect was heading north on the avenue when the victim was struck.

 

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