Woman drives into man who tried to break up fight on Upper East Side: NYPD

Erin Pflaumer
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UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – A woman is accused of driving into a man on the Upper East Side on April 2, according to the NYPD.

The incident happened on 2nd Avenue around 5:20 p.m. A 49-year-old man was trying to break up a fight between two people when the suspect allegedly drove her white Kia into him, according to authorities.

The woman then fled the scene heading southbound on 2nd Avenue. The man was taken to a local hospital, police said.

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Police describe the woman as being in her 20s with long braids. She was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, a black shirt and black sneakers.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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