Man Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver While Crossing Street In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street in the Bronx on Saturday evening, police say.
Investigators say the victim was trying to cross White Plains Road around 5:30 p.m. when he was hit by a black sedan.
Residents said they heard the crash and came out to find the horrific scene.
"It was terrible. He was bleeding from his nose and his head," one man said.
A man named Raj lives across the street.
"The guy was laying down on the road there, bleeding," he told 1010 WINS' Roger Stern. "There were other people surrounding him."
The man was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition.
As for the road, people like Lizette say it's a dangerous one to cross.
"All the time, I have to look and then I tell them I have the right of way," she said. "They still go on."
She adds that drivers just don't care about pedestrians.