TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – Police and fire personnel responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car on South Road (Route 9) in the area of the Poughkeepsie Plaza on Tuesday just after 7 pm. The first responders found a victim in one of the northbound lanes, with serious injuries. According to witnesses, the vehicle that struck the pedestrian had left the scene.
Town of Poughkeepsie police located the white Honda sedan near Ferris Lane and Yates Boulevard shortly after and secured it until investigators could respond.
The victim was transported to a local hospital in an ALS ambulance.
Police closed a portion of the northbound lanes of Route 9 to allow for officers to conduct an accident reconstruction.
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