Student hit by vehicle at intersection

BY YASH ROY, MIA CORTES CASTRO & HANNAH KOTLER STAFF REPORTERS

A female first-year student was injured in a serious car crash at the intersection of York Street and Elm Street in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Officers and paramedics arrived at the scene at 1:34 a.m. to find her unresponsive, according to a press release from the New Haven Police Department. She was transported to a hospital with serious injuries that “may be life-threatening.” Both drivers who were involved in the accident remained on the scene and are cooperating with the New Haven Police Department’s investigation.

According to the release, the student followed a group of pedestrians who were trying to “beat the light,” stepping into the crosswalk while the light was green for oncoming traffic. The driver of a Toyota Sequoia heading east on Elm Street in the center lane “may have clipped the student.” A second driver, following the Sequoia in a Chevrolet Silverado, then struck down the student in the middle of the street.

First responders spoke to witnesses on the scene, including other pedestrians who had just crossed the roadway, according to the release. Since then, the NHPD’s Crash Reconstruction Team has been investigating the accident.

According to NHPD Chief of Police Karl Jacobson, the NHPD has no additional information to provide beyond the press release that the NHPD sent out on Sunday morning.

Yale Police Department Chief Anthony Campbell told the News that NHPD is responsible for the investigation. Under the Clery Act, YPD is required to report incidents through “timely warning” alerts to the student body in cases involving a range of specific crimes, or when police are investigating areas fre - quented by students. Campbell did not respond to a request for comment on why a timely warning was not issued for this incident.

Campbell added that YPD has no additional information on the accident. NHPD Chief Jacobson told the News that YPD is “handling all the updates on her condition.” University

Spokesperson Karen Peart directed the News to the NHPD’s press release.

In 2009, a woman was hit by a bus at the same intersection and dragged after her arm was caught under the bus. A Branford first-year student was also seriously injured at the intersection in 2007.

Witnesses can contact the department by calling 203-9466304.

Contact YASH ROY at yash.roy@ yale.edu, MIA CORTES CASTRO at mia.cortescastro@yale.edu and HANNAH KOTLER at hannah. kotler@yale.edu .