Police say she was riding her bike when a car slammed into her without slowing down or stopping.
NEW ORLEANS - A nurse in New Orleans has been left with critical injuries after being hit by a car in a hit-and-run crash.reports Katherine Elkins, a nurse at Touro Infirmary, was hit while she was leaving the Jazz Fest on her bicycle over the weekend.
Surveillance video from a nearby business reportedly shows a white car speeding through the intersection, launching Elkins’ bike in the air. Fortunately, an ambulance was stationed nearby that evening and medics were able to rush Elkins to the hospital where she remains in critical condition.
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