Jun 7, 2009 9:37 am US/Eastern
Police: Drunk Driver Hits Woman With Car In Bronx
BROOKLYN (CBS) ―
Police said a woman crossing a Bronx street has been hit by two cars and dragged by one of them, leaving her critically hurt. One of the drivers has been arrested.
The victim was hit while crossing Third Avenue near East 140th Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
They said the first car was heading north when it ran into the woman and knocked her into southbound traffic, where a minivan hit her and dragged her. It's not immediately clear how far.
Police said the 20-year-old driver minivan driver fled the accident scene but later turned himself in. He has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
Police haven't identified the first car or its driver.
The NYPD has a uniformed force strength of over 37,000.
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