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New London police charge driver after car versus pedestrian accident at Fishers Island Ferry terminal

July 18, 2014 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 19, 2014 12:33 am

By Greg Smith
Day Staff Writer

g.smith@theday.com

New London — Police charged a man in connection with an accident Friday morning in the parking lot of the Fishers Island Ferry terminal in which a woman and her 2-year-old child were hit.

Sherief Ayoub of Scottsdale, Ariz., was charged with reckless driving following the 11:35 a.m. incident. Police said Ayoub was trying to catch the 11:30 a.m. ferry; witnesses reported seeing a vehicle speeding through the parking lot when the accident occurred.

The unidentified mother and child were taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

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