'Black Panther' actor critically injured in New York hit-and-run

A man is facing attempted murder and reckless driving charges after a woman was pinned under a food truck he struck while fleeing police.

An actor and stuntwoman was one of several pedestrians injured by a reckless New York City driver who now faces an attempted murder charge.

Carrie Bernans, the 29-year-old performer, was in critical condition on New Year's Day after being pinned under a food truck she had been walking near when the fleeing driver struck it.

In a post to Bernans' Instagram, the stuntwoman's mother, Patricia, said the truck falling knocked Bernans unconscious and left her with multiple broken bones, fractures and chipped teeth. An update Tuesday said the new mom had undergone one surgery, but pelvis injuries have left her unable to put much weight on her legs for the time being.

"She's in so much pain but healing," Patricia wrote in one post, alongside a graphic photo of Bernans' facial injuries. "Amidst the chaos of the New Year's incident, she's holding onto an immense sense of gratitude for life itself."

Police said they were informed of a physical assault between a 44-year-old male driver and a 34-year-old passenger and arrived at 33rd Street and 6th Avenue — where the pair were in a black Mercedes — around 1:30 a.m. to try to de-escalate the situation. Officers on foot told the man to put his vehicle in park, but he fled the scene, soon turning the wrong way onto a one-way avenue.