The Syracuse Police Department identified the female struck by an Express Taxi cab Wednesday night as Syracuse University senior Maria Cristina Sanfeliu-Cruz.
Sanfeliu-Cruz, of Puerto Rico, remains in critical condition, according to a SPD press release. Sanfeliu-Cruz, 21, is a writing and rhetoric major and scheduled to graduate this May.
Police responded to a call Wednesday that a pedestrian had been hit by a car at approximately 10 p.m. on the 700 block of Comstock Avenue. Upon arrival, police found Sanfeliu-Cruz had sustained a head injury and was immediately driven by a Rural Metro ambulance to Upstate University Hospital, according to the release.
Hussein Mumin, 32, of Syracuse was identified as the driver of the cab, a 2002 Mercury Sedan, according to the release. Mumin was traveling southbound on Comstock Avenue as Sanfeliu-Cruz crossed the street westbound. He was given a field sobriety test when police arrived.
The accident is still under investigation and no tickets have been issued, according to the release.
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