Pedestrian Hit Near Carvel in Mamaroneck

The vehicle was making a lefthand turn and the pedestrian was in the crosswalk.  It happened at 1:43 Thursday afternoon (Oct 22) near the Carvel in Rye Neck.  Police say the car heading west on Halstead Ave was turning onto Barry Ave and somehow clipped a 9 year-old child despite the presence of a crossing guard.  The victim was taken by ambulance to White Plains Hospital, the driver cited for failure to yield to a person in a crosswalk, and the injury was thankfully not serious. The circumstances, however, have amplified the call for more pedestrian protection in Mamaroneck Village. Barry and Halstead Avenues Mamaroneck Mayor Sharon Torres acknowledged a deluge of complaints and comments about the intersection since the Thursday accident. In an on-line post she assured residents that the crossing in question is already on the Village radar. There is a $4 million project to upgrade Halstead Avenue and this intersection is the priority, she writes   It is already at 60% design.  Many