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Police: 87-year-old woman on scooter struck by car in Williamsburg

87-year-old woman critically injured after being hit by car in Brooklyn
87-year-old woman critically injured after being hit by car in Brooklyn 00:29

NEW YORK -- Police said an 87-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was hit while trying to cross a street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Monday night.

It happened just after 6 p.m. on Leonard Street. Police said the 36-year-old driver was trying to back his into a parking spot when he struck the woman, who was on her scooter.

She was taken to Woodhull Hospital with head trauma.

The driver remained on scene. Sources told CBS New York he had a suspended license and was taken into custody.

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