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June 13th, 2013
07:39 AM ET

Car strikes young mother and 8-month-old on sidewalk – Mary Snow reports

A young mother in New York City nearly lost her eight month old daughter. She was pushing the young child in a stroller Tuesday afternoon when a livery cab jumped a curb and crashed into them on a sidewalk.

The shocking scene was captured on surveillance video. Mary Snow shows us what happened.

“Both mother and daughter escaped serious injury,” Snow reports. “After spending a night in the hospital for observation baby Perla is lucky to be home safe after this frightening collision."

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  1. bshaw

    thank god she is alright...my 5yr old daughter was struck in a crosswalk in ocean city md 2 weeks ago and spent a week in the hospital with a fractured skull. the driver fled the scene and was later caught. daughter is home now recovering from surgery. love happy endings!

    June 13, 2013 at 8:50 am | Reply

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