Pedestrian critical in Jericho Turnpike crash where another man died this month, police say
Nassau police at the scene of crash in Garden City Park that left a 44-year-old man in critical condition Wednesday night. Credit: Lou Minutoli
A driver struck and critically hurt a pedestrian who was crossing Jericho Turnpike near Nassau Boulevard "outside of a crosswalk" in Garden City Park on Wednesday evening, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Police identified the pedestrian only as a 44-year-old man.
The crash comes 10 days after a 56-year-old man was fatally struck while crossing Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park, also near Nassau Boulevard. That man's identity was not released.
Wednesday's crash happened about 7:20 p.m., when a 58-year-old man driving west in a 2016 Ford struck the 44-year-old man, the department wrote in a news release.
The driver stayed at the crash scene; the pedestrian was hospitalized in critical condition, the release said.
The release did not provide further details.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
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Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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