Driver Trying to Flee Hoboken Crash Seriously Hurts Pedestrian: Police

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A pedestrian was seriously hurt after a driver trying to flee the scene of an crash rode up onto the sidewalk and hit a building in Hoboken
The driver got into an accident with another car near 1st Street and Bloomfield Street around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said
As the driver was trying to flee the scene, a male pedestrian was hit, according to police

A pedestrian was left with several fractures after a driver trying to flee the scene of an accident rode up onto the sidewalk and hit a building in Hoboken, police and law enforcement sources said.

The 66-year-old driver got into an accident with another car near 1st Street and Bloomfield Street around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, police and a law enforcement source said.

The driver then rode up onto the sidewalk between Court and Washington Streets and continued driving on the sidewalk before slamming into a building near Hudson Street, according to police.

At some point during the incident, the driver struck a male pedestrian, who was taken to the hospital in serious condition, according to police.

The 56-year-old pedestrian, who was visiting Hoboken from Brooklyn, sustained several fractures, but was in stable condition as of Tuesday evening, a law enforcement source said.

The driver of the other car involved in the accident wasn't injured, police said.