Monsey, NY +Child Struck+

Monsey, NY +Child Struck+ A serious accident with a van that struck an 11-year-old girl - from the Riverdale section in the Bronx who was visiting family in Monsey - while crossing Saddle River Drive in front of Bais Rachel School for Girls on Route 59 and Saddle River Road, Ramapo PD and Hatzolah BLS on the scene requesting ALS on a rush, child is in respiratory arrest in very serious condition with head and chest injuries, Stat Flight Air-1 on stand by.

U/D 15:34
Hatzolah transporting to Nyack Hospital via ground and Stat Flight Air-1 has been launched to Nyack Hospital, child is in very likely condition.

U/D: 15:43
L/Z will be across the street of the Nyack Hospital at the field of the Nyck High School, Fire Department enroute to set up the L/Z.

U/D: 15:49
Saddle River Road will be shut down between Route 59 and Old Nyack Trpk, due to A.I. job.

U/D: 15:53
Medivac has been canceled due to severity of injury's.

U/D: 16:27
Child has been pronounced at Nyack Hospital.

U/D: 06/30/06 08:49
The driver whose van struck and killed the girl was drunk at the time, Ramapo police said today.