Car stolen in NJ crashes in NYC, sends 8 to hospital

BROOKLYN — The  driver of an SUV stolen in New Jersey caused a crash on the Belt Parkway that sent 8 people to the hospital and then ran off, according to police.

The NYPD told the New York Daily News that the car rear ended a sedan with three young children age 8, 7 and 4 inside. The 59-year-old woman driving the car was hospitalized, and listed in critical condition, according to the report.  The children were not injured.

The SUV was driven into a concrete barrier along the right side of the highway, and the driver left the scene. It was reported stolen in New Jersey by a person described as a white or Hispanic male wearing a white T-shirt, police told ABC 7 Eyewitness News.

Two men and two women inside a sedan hit by the SUV were also hospitalized

Blue napkins with "Happy Birthday" printed on them were scattered all over the highway, according to the report.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com.