A 39-year-old Hatzolah volunteer EMT driving a smart car, with lights and sirens activated, struck a 19-year-old pedestrian in Brooklyn, New York. The accident occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m. at the intersection of McDonald Avenue and Avenue P in Midwood.
The pedestrian sustained severe head trauma and was transported to Maimonides Hospital in critical condition.
The EMT remained at the scene following the collision.
The New York Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances of the accident.
A Hatzolah volunteer EMT struck and critically injured a 19-year-old man while responding to a call in Brooklyn, police sources said Sunday.
The 39-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a smart car for the ambulance service, going north on McDonald Ave., lights and sirens on, when he struck the pedestrian as he was crossing McDonald at Ave P in Midwood at about 1:20 a.m., cops said.
Medics rushed the man to Maimonides Hospital in critical condition, with severe head trauma.
The driver stayed on the scene, and police are still investigating the crash.
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