HYDE PARK – A Hyde Park man sustained critical injuries Tuesday evening when he was walking along Violet Avenue and was struck by a car and then run over by a pickup truck while he was lying on the roadway. The incident occurred around 5:25 p.m. in the area of Georgie O’s Tavern at 787 Violet Avenue (Route 9G).
Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson said his officers were dispatched to an accident between a pedestrian and a vehicle at 5:27 p.m. While the victim was in the roadway and police were responding, a pickup truck ran over the victim and continued traveling north. The operator of the first vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with investigating officers.
Hyde Park Police were trying to identify the fleeing pickup truck driver and, at 8:50 p.m., Chief Benson told that the driver who fled had been identified.
Violet Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic in the area between 5:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. while first responders were on the scene. The New York State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit assisted the Hyde Park police in investigating the accident and collecting evidence.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the Hyde Park PD at 845-229-9340.
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