As you may have already heard, yesterday afternoon at approximately 3 pm, a vehicle struck a School Crossing Guard outside of Our Lady of Hope School located at 71 Street and Eliot Avenue, Middle Village. A Black Mercedes SUV was traveling North on 71 Street making a right turn to head East on Eliot Avenue when the motorist struck the Crossing Guard who was safely crossing children. Members of the 104 Precinct were on scene and rendered aid. The Crossing Guard was removed to local hospital with a head injury where she remains in stable condition. The motorist was also removed to the hospital. The incident is being investigated by our Collision Investigation Squad and there were no children injured. The motorist was placed under arrest by the members of the 104 Precinct for DWI. Any questions regarding this incident, please be sure to reach out to the 104th Precinct.
Thank you,
Police Officer Michael Berish
104th Precinct - Community Affairs