Man Drives Jeep Into Front Of Grocery Store In Hudson Valley, Hits Woman, Police Say

A woman was injured after a man lost control of his 2011 Jeep Cherokee and drove over a curb, hitting the woman, and then struck the front wall of a grocery store in the Hudson Valley.

The Pearl River ShopRite store.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Kathy Reakes

11/02/2021 8:40 a.m.

The crash took place around 2:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1 in Rockland County at the ShopRite in Pearl River.

According to police, the crash happened when a 77-year-old man New City man drove up onto the curb of the grocery store located at 26 N. Middletown Road, said Captain James Brown of the Orangetown Police.

The Jeep hit the front of the building and a 74-year-old woman from Orangeburg, police said.

The woman was transported to Nyack Montefiore Hospital, treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and released.

Orangetown was assisted by:

The Pearl River Fire Department
Pearl River Ambulance Corps
Rockland Paramedics Services
Orangetown Building Inspector
Rockland County Sheriff’s Office BCI Unit

The Orangetown Police Department Accident Investigation Team is conducting a further investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or anyone who may have additional information is asked to contact the Orangetown Police at 845-359-3700.

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