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A man in his 20s was seriously hurt when a driver hit him as he crossed a Lower East Side street early Monday, authorities said.
The man was crossing East Houston at First Avenue around 2:45 a.m. when cops say a driver, possibly behind the wheel of a Camaro, swerved in an effort to avoid him. The driver hit the pedestrian anyway, then careened into a Honda.
It wasn't clear if the Honda was parked or at a red light when it was hit. Two people in the vehicles were taken to a hospital for complaints of pain, but they weren't believed to have suffered serious injuries.
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The pedestrian was stabilized after being taken to Bellevue, but no update on his condition or details on his injuries were immediately available.
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