MIDTOWN: 79-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In Pedestrian Car Accident While Crossing Second Avenue Near East 58th Street
CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT AT DANGEROUS INTERSECTION MIDTOWN, NEW YORK (July 2, 2016) A 79-year-old pedestrian was critically injured after she was struck by a pickup truck that failed to yield as she was crossing Second Avenue by East 58th Street, according to the NY Daily News. Authorities have been able to identify the vehicle involved in the pedestrian crash as a Toyota Truck. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with police after the collision. Emergency medical personnel rushed the woman to the New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center. Local residents have said that the intersection by Second Ave. and E. 58th St. is dangerous.