A 74-year-old female pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Bedford Park on Thursday, police said.

 

Police said the accident took place at 9.31 a.m. at Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway South.

 

Police said a 46-year-old man was driving a Honda CRV westbound on Bainbridge when it was struck by a 2006 Toyota Corolla traveling southbound on East Mosholu Parkway South.

“Subsequently, the Honda struck a 74-year-old pedestrian [who] was crossing at that intersection,” a police spokeswoman said, adding that the pedestrian sustained severe trauma to the body and was transported to St. Barnabas in critical condition.

 

“The operator of the Toyota Corolla, who was a 66-year-old female, remained on scene and was taken to St. Barnabas in stable [condition],” she added.

 

The spokeswoman said the 46-year-old male driver of the Honda CRV was taken into police custody for driving a stolen vehicle and charges are pending.

One local male resident we spoke to, later that day who was seated in a nearby play area for kids adjacent to the scene of the accident and beside P.S. 8, said there had been a police chase prior to the accident. When asked about this, a police spokesperson said the matter was under investigation.

 

Another female resident, Isamarie Lara, told Norwood News she was coming downstairs to go to the bank that morning when a police officer told her she needed to go in a different direction because the street area was closed off by her building [opposite the scene of the accident]. “I saw two cars, and they had a sign that said you cannot pass through,” she said.

 

“I saw a lot of officers around everywhere and a person was on the floor outside of the car, she said. “The person’s blood is coming out of [her] mouth,” she said, adding that police officers appeared to be placing the victim on her side to avoid her choking.

 

“It’s a lot of blood,” the woman said, adding that the female driver of one of the cars was dressed in blue scrubs like a nurse or a home healthcare worker might wear.

 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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