BEDFORD, NY — A Bedford Hills man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly fleeing from state police and being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 684.
New York State Police Troopers and Investigators from the Somers barracks responded to a report of a domestic dispute inside a vehicle on Interstate 684 at approximately 11:50 a.m. on March 17, 2026.
The investigation determined that John Kijek, 59, of Bedford Hills, was operating a 2025 Land Rover traveling southbound and stopped in the U-Turn of I-684.
A female victim exited the vehicle at that time.
As a responding Trooper arrived on scene and began investigating, Kijek suddenly fled on foot, running across the northbound lanes of Interstate 684 near mile post marker 15.8.
While attempting to cross, he was struck by a 2015 Honda Odyssey traveling northbound.
Kijek sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local medical facility.
The operator of the Honda was not injured.
Kijek was arrested and charged with Reckless Endangerment 1st, a class D felony; Criminal Mischief 3rd, a class E felony; Unlawful Imprisonment 1st, a class E felony; Menacing 3rd, a class B misdemeanor; and Criminal Mischief 4th, a class A misdemeanor.
Kijek was arraigned before a Town of Mount Pleasant judge and remanded to the Westchester County Jail.
He is scheduled to appear at the Bedford Justice Court on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.
