NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A driver struck a pedestrian and crashed into sidewalk scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan on Monday morning as she swerved to avoid another car, police said.
The driver—a 40-year-old woman—was headed northbound on Third Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. when she veered off the road at East 58th Street, according to the NYPD and FDNY.
Her SUV struck a 22-year-old man and crashed into scaffolding, police said.
The driver was trying to avoid hitting another car when she swerved and hit the pedestrian and scaffolding, police said.Citizen App
The man was transported to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
He suffered from a leg injury, the severity of which wasn't immediately known.
Citizen App video shows the SUV entirely on the sidewalk by the smashed scaffolding.
The driver stayed at the scene, police said.
No criminality is suspected in the crash, according to cops, who haven't reported any arrests.
