Harlem

Mother, 6-Year-Old Son Critical After Crushed By Car Hopping Harlem Curb

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Police were on the scene of a wild crash in Harlem Monday morning that hospitalized three people, including a mother and child.

The crash started shortly after 8 a.m. when police say the driver of a Toyota Camry hopped the sidewalk, then struck the mother and child, a small flower shop and several cars parked along the road.

Police say the driver came to a stop on the sidewalk, near the intersection of West 145th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

Video captured the exact moments the car plowed directly into the mother and son, walking hand-in-hand down the sidewalk.

Flower and other items littered the sidewalk where the shop stood, now a shell of its former structure. Window glass and chipped paint lined the sidewalk and road around a number of the vehicles swiped in the commotion.

At least three people were transported to Harlem Hospital, officials said. The mother, 38, and her 6-year-old son were listed in critical condition, police said.

Police are investigating whether the 68-year-old driver of the Camry, who suffered serious injuries, suffered a medical episode before the crash.

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