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# Mother And 9-Month-Old Son Struck By Van On Cropsey Ave
- URL: https://bklyner.com/mother-and-9-month-old-son-struck-by-van-on-cropsey-ave-bensonhurst/
- Published: 2015-07-24T19:44:03.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-24T19:50:27.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: accident, bay pkwy, cropsey ave, lutheran medical center, #API-Imported

![Police car](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_20150120_115921415_HDR-702x395.jpg)

A 34-year-old woman and her 9-month-old son were hit by a van this morning as they attempted to cross Cropsey Avenue.

Eyewitness News [reports](http://7online.com/news/9-month-old-boy-mom-struck-by-van-in-brooklyn/878408/?ref=bklyner.com):

> The accident happened at 12:53 p.m. at the intersection of Cropsey and Bay Parkway.

> Police say a 28-year-old man was driving a white van south on Bay Parkway and made a right turn onto Cropsey, striking the two pedestrians.

Mother and child were both taken to Lutheran Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to reports. The mother had lacerations to her face and pain in her leg, and the boy had a cut on his head.

The van stayed on the scene. An investigation is ongoing, and no criminality is suspected.