DOWNTOWN: Pedestrian in critical condition after Flatbush Ave crash

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillThe Brooklyn PaperA woman is fighting for her life after a driver plowed into her on Flatbush Avenue Extension on Wednesday, authorities said.
The 34-year-old woman attempted to cross the busy thoroughfare against a red light near Myrtle Avenue at around 11:47 am, when the driver of a Manhattan-bound black Nissan Sentra collided with her, police said.Emergency workers transported the victim to Methodist Hospital where she remains in critical cond