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Woman's Leg Ripped Off in Hit-and-Run
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Sabrina Jaszi
Published Jan 17, 2010
Modified Jan 17, 2010
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Police are looking for the driver of a BMW SUV who careened into a 58-year-old woman yesterday evening, tearing off part of her leg. Her 14-month-old grandson sustained cuts and bruises to the head. The woman was getting out of her car on West 139th Street near Fifth Avenue when, at about 6:30 pm, the hit-and-run driver mowed her down. According to the NY Post “the impact sent the woman flying with her shoes landing about 20 feet away.” Her son-in-law, who was getting the toddler out of the car, was knocked to the ground. He was treated and released but the woman remains in critical condition.
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