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Hit-and-Run Car Owner Says Her Sister Was Driving
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 24, 2010
Modified Feb 24, 2010
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Published Feb 24, 2010
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The woman who owns the car that struck two young women in a Prospect Heights hit-and-run—leaving one with a broken collarbone and the other with severe brain injuries—told police that her sister was the driver. Cindy Jasmin was questioned by police yesterday and WCBS 2 reports, "Jasmin told detectives she wasn't behind the wheel, her sister was, and that this sister is so distraught that she checked herself into a psych ward at this hospital in White Plains."
While police investigators did find Jasmin's sister in a hospital, cops are reportedly skeptical of her account. According to the NY Times, a law enforcement official says that Jasmin, "more than Frances, bears a resemblance to a woman seen on a videotape entering a livery car office several blocks from the accident scene shortly after the crash." Another police source told the Daily News, "This is being treated with some skepticism because of the difference in appearance between the two sisters."
One of the livery car service employees also spoke to the News and claims Jasmin was there, "She was shaking. She said she's been in an accident. She used the bathroom and left." Jasmin was released after the questioning and then headed to the Bronx in handcuffs, to face charges for driving with a suspended license.
The hit-and-run victims were Erinn Phelan and Alma Guererro. Guererro is recovering from her broken collarbone while Phelan, who works for the city's volunteerism effort, "in extremely critical condition," according to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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