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Man Critically Wounded By SUV Driver In The Bronx
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Scott Heins
Published Apr 10, 2016
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A 22-year-old man was struck by the driver of an SUV Saturday night as he attempted to cross White Plains Road in the Bronx. According to police, collision took place just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of White Plains Road and 239th Street.
ABC reports that the victim had been crossing the street in a marked crosswalk, and an NYPD spokesperson confirmed that he was rushed to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and was interviewed by investigators, the Daily News reports. The man's condition had been upgraded to stable as of Sunday morning, and a police investigation is ongoing.
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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