Hillcrest woman in wheelchair injured in hit-and-run

HILLCREST — A woman in a wheelchair was injured
in a hit-and-run Thursday while crossing East
Eckerson Road.

The 52-year-old woman reported that she and an
aide were crossing south to her home in the
Eckerson Village apartment complex shortly after 7:
30 p.m. when a car traveling west hit her and kept
going, said Sgt. Al Gumbs of the Ramapo police.

The woman's name was not released.

She was taken to Nyack Hospital by Nanuet
Community Ambulance Corps.

The extent of her injuries was unknown Thursday
night.

The aide was uninjured.

Gumbs said Ramapo police and officers from the
Clarkstown Police Department, who initially
responded to the call, found no evidence at the
scene.

Gumbs said police interviewed the aide, but have no
description of the vehicle.

He also said no other witnesses to the hit-and-run
had come forward.

The police investigation is continuing, the sergeant
said.

Gumbs urged anyone who may have witnessed the
incident to call Ramapo police at 845-357-2400.