Pedestrian struck in West Nyack, seriously injured
WEST NYACK - A man was struck by a car around 8:30 p.m. yesterday as he tried to cross busy Route 59 in front of the ShopRite supermarket.
Clarkstown police said the unidentified man was crossing the street from the Palisades Center mall toward the supermarket when he was hit by a car headed toward Nanuet.
“We don’t know who he is. … He had no ID on him,” Sgt. Steve Chernick said at the scene, while several other crime scene and accident investigators were at work.
A long line of westbound Route 59 traffic was diverted through the mall so investigators could examine the roadway.
One police officer could be seen shining a flashlight on a black sneaker that was lying in the middle of the road.
Cones, flares and police cars positioned across the street at the accident site served to prevent motorists departing the mall from entering Route 59.
Investigators were trying to track down the victim’s relatives based on information provided by Nyack Hospital, where the man had been taken by the Nyack Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
The victim sustained serious head, leg and internal injuries, police said.
The driver, an unnamed Nanuet man, was not charged last night.
No further details were available. Investigators were expected to remain on the scene until midnight or later.
Pedestrian struck by car identified
Clarkstown police have identified the young man who was struck by a car while crossing Route 59 on Saturday evening near the Palisades Center as Pedro Sanchez of Stony Point. Sgt. Steven Chernick said Sanchez, who is in his mid-20s, was in serious condition and was being treated at Nyack Hospital for internal injuries, and injuries to his head and legs. Police did not release the identity of the driver, a male from Nanuet. The driver has not been charged. Police are still investigating the case, Chernick said.
