Cops: Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By SUV Backing Into Parking Spot On Upper West Side
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police say a driver backing into a parking spot on the Upper West Side struck two women crossing the street Thursday, killing one.
Authorities said the 38-year-old driver was backing up his 2008 Ford Explorer into a spot on Amsterdam Avenue near West 98th Street when the accident occurred around 5 p.m.
Yolanda Casal, 78, who lived just a few blocks away, died from her injuries. The 41-year-old woman she was with is currently in stable condition. The driver was arrested and charges are pending.
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The impact was enough to dent the back of the driver's vehicle, 1010 WINS' Al Jones reported.
A clerk at a nearby laundromat told the New York Post there was a big crash and people yelling.
"She was laying down with blood coming out of her nose and ears," he told the paper.
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