Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck in North Babylon Critically Injured
Accident occurred Monday night in front of Buffalo Wild Wings.
A Babylon woman was critically injured after being hit by a car while crossing Deer Park Avenue in North Babylon Monday night, police said.
According to police, Cerice Caprio, 32, was attempting to walk across the road in front of Buffalo Wild Wings at 9:06 p.m. when she was struck by a 2008 Hyundai Elantra that was heading southbound on Deer Park Avenue.
Caprio was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where she is listed in critical but stable condition.
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The driver of the vehicle, Jonathan Bloom, 47, of Levittown, was not injured in the crash, police said.
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The Elantra was impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing. No charges have been filed against Bloom. Police did not say where Caprio was headed or coming from at the time of the accident.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
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