NEW YORK - Police say a person was hit by a car, then was caught under a van and dragged nearly 17 miles through New York City before the driver realized it.
The badly damaged body has not been identified. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says investigators are tracing the route, searching for body parts.
The driver of the first vehicle notified police after hitting the person around 6 a.m. Wednesday.
In the meantime, the van went over the victim, though it isn’t clear if the person was alive at that point. An autopsy was planned for today.
The van drove on three New York City highways from Queens to Brooklyn before the driver stopped to check the vehicle, but he didn’t see the body until a pedestrian pointed it out.
Police say no criminality is suspected.
Body dragged 17 miles on NYC highways by van
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