A woman walking with her pit bulls was seriously injured in the Bronx in a hit-and-run that killed one of the beloved dogs, police said Wednesday.
An Audi SUV struck 55-year-old Tanyi Mejia as she was crossing the Grand Concourse at the intersection of Mosholu Parkway just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to police and sources.
Mejia was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where a family member told The Post she had a slight concussion.
Tanyi Mejia was struck as she was crossing the Grand Concourse at the intersection of Mosholu Parkway. Peter Gerber
One of the pit bulls died after the collision. Peter Gerber“She’s conscious from what I know… they’re just monitoring her because she had like a slight concussion,” her stepson, George Alvia, said.
The family didn’t have the heart at first to even tell Mejia that one of her pit bulls had died.
“[My dad] didn’t tell her because he didn’t want her to panic or anything like that,” he said.
Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy
