Crime & Safety

Hillsdale Woman Severely Injured In Hit-And-Run: Police

76-year-old man was allegedly not aware he hit the woman, police said.

A 70-year-old Hillsdale woman was in critical condition Monday after she was struck by a pick-up on Piermont Avenue at about 8 a.m. Monday, Hillsdale Police said.

The police received a 911 call that a large, black pick-up struck a woman on Piermont Avenue and continued traveling west on the road, police said.

Police officers administered first aid to the woman and called in a medical helicopter to the scene, police said.

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Police broadcast the vehicle’s description and found it and the driver, a 75-year-old Old Tappan man, at a local business, police reported.

The driver was unaware that he may have been involved in an accident and was not charged, police said.

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The woman was in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center Monday morning in critical condition; police said.

Authorities are investigating the incident.

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