Hit-And-Run Kills Dog, Then Another One Leaves Dog’s Owner Critically Injured

A woman is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while she was attempting to save her dog, which was struck moments earlier by another hit-and-run driver.

Kristin Rendina, 31, was hospitalized after the Friday night incident at West 2nd Street and Avenue Z. The dog, a miniature pinscher named Pasquolino, died at the scene.

The dog was hit first by a vehicle heading south on West 2nd Street. Rendina came into the street and was kneeling by the dog when a car raced down Avenue Z and struck her without stopping.

The vehicle that hit the woman was a black Jeep Wrangler. Neither driver has been apprehended.

“They have her sedated for the weekend,” Rendina’s mother told the Daily News. “She has massive chest injuries and her lung collapsed. The doctor couldn’t tell me more than that.”

Anyone with information in regards to this missing person is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.