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Man & Pregnant Woman Struck By Separate Drivers A Block Apart
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Ben Yakas
Published Sep 20, 2015
Modified Sep 20, 2015
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A man and a pregnant woman were both struck by drivers in separate collisions which occurred a block apart in the Bronx on Saturday.
In the first incident, police say a 26-year-old man was crossing over Union Avenue at East 155 Street around 3:30 p.m. yesterday when the driver of a black Ford Taurus intentionally hit him then fled. Witnesses told the News that the driver, 25-year-old Josue Gago, had been arguing with the victim before the incident. One witness said Gago "just got in the car and ran him over," then left the scene.
"The guy’s face was so screwed up. He was just mangled really bad," witness Jessica Aviles told the paper. "His body was so contorted; it looked like something out of The Exorcist." The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital with head trauma, and is listed in critical condition.
In the second incident, which occurred one block away and about two hours later, a pregnant woman was struck by a driver on E. 155th Street and Prospect Avenue. Witnesses say that the driver was distracted by television news trucks who were there to cover the earlier collision. “He was looking the opposite way at the news lady," witness Gina Tirado told the News. "He wasn’t paying attention."
The driver in that incident stayed at the scene, but ended up getting into an altercation with the husband of the pregnant woman. The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital with leg injuries.
No arrests have been made in either incident.
Police are looking for Gago, who you can see in the photo up above. Anyone with information in regards to that incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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