Police make arrest in Brooklyn hit-and-run
Photo credit: Chad Rachman | New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference outlining the city's preliminary 2010-2011 fiscal budget. (Jan. 28, 2010)
Arrest in NYC Mayor Aide Hit and Run
Police have arrested a Brooklyn woman in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a 22-year-old mayoral aide in a coma with severe brain injuries.
Police say 28-year-old Frances Jasmin was charged Wednesday with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries. The name of her lawyer was not immediately available.
Erinn Phelan and her 23-year-old friend were struck as they crossed a Brooklyn street on Feb. 21. Phelan was credited with pushing her friend, Alma Guerrero, out of the car's path before she herself was struck. Her friend suffered a broken collar bone.
Police had initially suspected the cars owner and defendant's sister, Cindy Jasmin, as the driver.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg released a statement Wednesday saying that Phelan was a fighter and that everyone in City Hall and around the city were praying for her.
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