GPD Officer Hits Pedestrian With Patrol Car

It’s a challenge to drive in our area with the high volume of traffic we experience daily. Add to that the various road blocks, traffic congestion, road construction, alternate routes, drivers on cell phones, etc., and you have some insane driving situations. Now imagine being a first responder and having to navigate all of this in an emergency situation and still get to your intended scene. It’s a difficult situation at best and worse during certain times of the day, such as rush hours and lunch hour.

Accident scene in the Village of Elmsford during police investigation

This past weekend, a Greenburgh police officer responding to a call in a police cruiser through the Village of Elmsford,  apparently not speeding according to eye witnesses, struck an elderly male pedestrian during his response. As expected the Greenburgh officer called his headquarters to report his accident. The Elmsford Police and Fire Departments responded, with the fire department ambulance also called to the scene. Greenburgh and Elmsford Police units congested the scene and the ambulance was unable to get close to the accident. It didn't matter in the end as Greenburgh’s ambulance transported the victim to the hospital.

Witnesses nearby said the victim was mostly bleeding profusely from the back of the head, although he had other injuries that apparently were not as serious. A police EMT explained that head wounds and trauma of this nature tend to bleed a lot. The victim was taken to the Westchester County Medical Center to be treated. The officer, who we’re told was visibly shaken, was taken to White Plains Medical Center for observation. Since the names of both the victim and the officer were not readily available to us, we were unable to get any more information on their respective conditions.

This call happened during the afternoon. The County Police were called in to conduct an unbiased  investigation of the incident. Our photo was supplied many hours after the accident happened. We wish the victim and the officer well.

Whenever you hear sirens, please slow down, pull over to the right and leave a clear path for the emergency vehicles to travel. Your actions may just save a life!