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Tourist critical after scooter hit-and-run amid rash of NYC traffic incidents

A tourist from Los Angeles suffered severe head trauma after she was hit by a scooter in Manhattan on Friday —  during a night of mayhem on the roads that also left two boys with critical injuries when they were struck by cars in separate incidents in Queens, police said.

The 65-year-old woman in town from LA was crossing West 64th Street at Amsterdam Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. when a man on a black and red scooter slammed into her and then fled the scene, police said.

The woman was in the crosswalk and had the right-of-way, according to sources.

She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where she was listed as critically injured, with severe head trauma. Police are looking for the hit-and-run suspect, the NYPD said.

Police at the scene where a woman was struck and critically injured by a scooter that apparently fled the scene on Amsterdam Avenue at W64th Street in New York, NY around 7 p.m. on June 4, 2021.
Police at the scene where a woman was struck and critically injured by a scooter that apparently fled the scene on Amsterdam Avenue at West 64th Street in Manhattan on June 4, 2021. Christopher Sadowski

Later in Forest Hills, a 10-year-old boy was crossing 110th Street at Jewel Avenue a little before 9:30 p.m., when he was struck by a Honda CRV, police said.

The driver, a 20-year-old man, stayed on the scene. The child was taken to Columbia Presbyterian with severe head trauma, where he is in critical condition, police said.

The boy was walking alone in the crosswalk, according to detectives, but it is unclear if he had the right-of-way.

Then at around 10 p.m. in College Point, a 16-year-old on a bicycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver on College Point Avenue, police said.

The suspect fled down 15th Street in College Point in a Blue Nissan with a broken windshield, and is being sought by detectives, cops said.

The teenager was hospitalized with a severe head injury, officials said.

A 41-year-old man was also critically injured when he lost control of his motorized scooter and crashed into a pillar at First Avenue and East 41st Street around 8:30 p.m., according to police.

The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital with head trauma following the single-vehicle accident.

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A person was critically injured after apparently falling off an electric bicycle on First Avenue at E41st Street in New York, NY around 7:10 p.m. on June 4, 2021.
A man was critically injured after apparently falling off an electric bicycle on First Avenue at East 41st Street in New York, NY on June 4, 2021.Christopher Sadowski
A 41-year-old man suffered head trauma after he lost control of his electric bicycle at 1st Avenue and East 41st Street.
The man allegedly lost control of his motorized scooter and crashed into a pillar at 1st Avenue and East 41st Street.Christopher Sadowski
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Police investigate the scene where a woman was struck by a scooter on Amsterdam Avenue at West 64th Street.
Police investigate the scene where a woman was struck and critically injured by a scooter that fled the scene on Amsterdam Avenue at W64th Street in New York, NY around 7 p.m. on June 4, 2021.Christopher Sadowski
The woman was struck near the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue at West 64th Street in New York, NY around 7 p.m. on June 4, 2021.
The woman was struck near the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue at West 64th Street in New York, NY around 7 p.m. on June 4, 2021.Christopher Sadowski
A pedestrian on a bike was struck by a car at 15-05 College Point Blvd on Friday June 4, 2021.
A pedestrian on a bike was struck by a car at 15-05 College Point Blvd on Friday June 4, 2021.Wayne Carrington
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