NEW YORK — Authorities say the driver of a speeding SUV has been taken into custody after mowing down a pedestrian on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
NBC New York (http://bit.ly/JPEo4v ) says the 20-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition after she was hit Tuesday at Park Avenue and 33rd Street.
Police say the SUV also hit a taxi and a garbage truck.
The driver was treated for minor injuries. Charges were pending.
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Information from: WNBC-TV, http://www.wnbc.com