The victim, a 19-year-old woman, was struck by a 43-year-old driver that was making a right turn at Neptune Avenue and Brighton 10th Street in Brighton Beach around 8:30 a.m.
An off-duty FDNY firefighter rushed to the aid of a young woman riding an electric skateboard who was struck and pinned under a vehicle on Thursday in Brooklyn .
The victim, a 19-year-old woman, was struck by a Hyundai SUV at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and West 12th Street just before 8:30 a.m. Police say the 43-year-old driver was travelling southbound on West 12th Street and making a right turn onto Neptune Avenue when he struck the teen.Off-duty FDNY Firefighter Jose Cristales, assigned to Ladder Company 104 in Williamsburg, happened to be sleeping in his nearby home and rushed to scene of the crash.
FDNY officials say Cristales, and a group of nearby construction workers rushed to get the victim out from under the vehicle.The firefighter then administered CPR until she started breathing. She was taken to NYU Langone, where she is in critical but stable condition. The 43-year-old driver, Saddam Tufail, stayed at the scene. He was issued two desk appearance tickets for failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, police said.
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