MONSEY - A 3-month-old boy died today of injuries suffered during an alleged road-rage incident when a driver plowed into his family walking along the Route 59 shoulder in the heavily congested commercial district near Robert Pitt Drive, Ramapo police said.

The baby died at Westchester Medical Center, where he and his mother and two older sisters had been treated since the June 26 incident, Ramapo Detective Sgt. Brian Corbett said.

Corbett said the Rockland County District Attorney's Office would determine if charges would be upgraded against the driver, Albert Gomez, 62, of Spring Valley.

"We are considering all options, including upgrading the charges to manslaughter," said Executive Assistant District Attorney Richard Kennison Moran.

Police have charged Gomez with two felony counts of second-degree assault, two misdemeanor counts of third-degree assault, four misdemeanor counts of second-degree reckless endangerment and one of reckless driving. He remains in the Rockland County jail on $150,000 bail.

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Police said Gomez was driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla westbound near the Town Square Mall when he struck the family.

Gomez allegedly began chasing a taxi driver for Motty's Car Service, believing the cabbie had cut him off, police said. Police accused Gomez of driving alongside the cab's passenger side on the road's shoulder and then hitting the family.

The baby was being pushed in a stroller. The mother, 38, and sisters, 13 and 9, were injured and recovering, police and interim Ramapo town Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman have said.

The incident has renewed calls for state intervention to build sidewalks along Route 59, especially near the heavily traveled commercial district near Robert Pitt Drive. Ramapo officials met June 29 to discuss improvements with representatives of the state Department of Transportation and the governor's office.

Ramapo police also hit the streets to crack down on reckless driving and pedestrians violating laws on crossing streets. The police action was planned before the incident.

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