Fatal Hit-and-Run Incidents in the Bronx, on L.I.

Just before 4 a.m. this morning, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the Bronx--and thrown into the path of a city bus. WABC 7 reports that "the 29-year-old was hit by the vehicle at the intersection of East 180th Street and Washington Avenue," where a Bx36 bus was running through. The driver of the first vehicle fled while the bus driver stayed at the scene. On Long Island, a man in a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed by a car. The victim had been traveling on the shoulder of Route 25, and 24-year-old Lauren Dean hit him and kept driving. She was later apprehended and charged with DWI, leaving the scene of the accident and driving with a suspended license.

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By Jen Chung in News on December 8, 2008 8:10 AM

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whitecastlerock

Much of the city is like Night of the Living Dead. People aimlessly shuffling along, bumping into things, ignoring traffic lights. Most drivers are too busy on their cell phones or fiddling with their consoles to even acknowledge humanity. I am shocked more people aren't plowed into and left for dead.

Gotham Man

I have to say, as a drive in the city, pedestrians take to many liberties. They often stand in the path of traffic as if cars always have the option to swerve to avoid them. A lot of this could be drunken fools behind the wheel, but it takes two to tangle. Im just saying. You do look both ways before you cross, dont you?

ganghiscon

The NYPD is ticketing corpses in Suffolk County now?

Jerky

Lucky that was a wheelchair instead of bicycle....otherwise the NYPD might have ticketed the dead body, listed the accident as "operator error", and gave the drunk chick a commendation.

Mr Mel

If She doesn't get hard time she'll probably do it again. A lot of DWIs are recidivists. If Lauren isn't properly treated for her alleged offense and she continues drinking (and probably driving) she becomes a loaded gun. On the other hand if she continues living on Long Island, and is not allowed to drive, how can she make a living. The public transportation there isn't that good so she'll probably move to Brooklyn or Queens.

Jen Chung

Re: LI hit & run, the police found her after broadcasting a description of the vehicle in the assault over the radio.

r1b2

Not good, Lauren. What did you think, if I ditch maybe no one will know? C'mon.

Thoughts go out to the families of those lost in these unfortunate incidents.