Crime & Safety
Woman Struck by Truck in Hewlett
69-year-old airlifted to hospital for multiple injuries.
A 69-year-old woman was struck by a pickup truck in Hewlett on Wednesday and was airlifted to the hospital, police said.
At about 12:48 p.m., the woman, from Woodmere, was walking on the sidewalk at the entrance of the parking lot of 1319 Broadway when she was hit by a 1996 Dodge Pickup driven by a 46-year-old West Hempstead man and pinned under the vehicle, according to police.
The woman was airlifted to an area hospital for treatment of multiple compound fractures, police said.
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The vehicle was impounded for brake and safety checks. Police said there is no apparent criminality at this time.
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