Teenager Critically Injured in Eastern Parkway Crash

A teenager was critically injured after attempting to cross Eastern Parkway; a speeding minivan struck him, swerved onto the median, crashed into a light pole and finally came to rest on a bench.

According to crash investigators, the driver of the minivan attempted to ‘beat’ a yellow light near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Classon Avenue when the collision occurred.

“The driver mowed the guy down and lost control. I ran right up to the kid, and he was breathing faintly, face down,” a witness told the New York Post.

EMS rushed the teenager  to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition, while police held the driver at the scene. Two hours later Hatzalah was called to treat the driver.

According to the Post, alcohol was ruled out as a factor in the crash, but it is unknown if the driver will face any other charges stemming from the incident.

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18 Comments

  • unknown

    why do people speed in a residential area – and why don’t people look before they walk.

  • Sad

    Hope everyone recovers.
    Hope no riots will begin.
    Hope no false wittnesses (a common thing to occur at accidents in certain neighbohoods)

  • We get It

    EMS (which is the FDNY) brought the teenage victim to the hospital. Victim is a goy. Hatzalah came to treat the driver. Driver is a Yid. Hatzalah came 2 hours later – so that there wouldn’t be another riot (which Hynes says could never happen again) 22 years later. Question: Why would the driver have to beat a yellow light? More likely he was trying to beat a red light.

  • Another Reminder

    To not forfeit your life c”v for ‘catching’ the green light. Also, reminder to pedestrians that they cannot assume anything when crossing the street. There are drivers out there who are reckless, or drunk, or simply bad drivers.

  • While we're on the subject.....

    I thought drivers can only make a U-turn in an intersection? I had to swerve to avoid an idiot who decided to make a u-eeeee in the middle of Rockaway near Brookdale hospital & a cyclist was doing the same thing coming the other way. I almost hit the cyclist because I couldn’t see him for the minivan making an illegal u-turn.

    This was about the 8th time in a few days & the 3rd today! Someone will be killed. Drive around the block or go a few yards to the intersection & turn there. It’s just not safe!

    • Yossel

      Brooklyn roads are an insane asylum on wheels. People have no patience and are frustrated when they can’t get someplace in a short time, or can’t make turns where they want to. There is a hazard on every block because of aggressive drivers and reckless pedestrians, who also try to “make the light” when they can’t, or they are spaced out on their cell phones while crossing the street.

      To Moms with small children: PUT YOUR CELL PHONE AWAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET! How many young mothers are blabbing away on their phones, dragging their little ones in tow while crossing the street against the light! You are putting your children in danger!

  • I was there

    I walked by some time after the crowdes left. Couple of gentiles told me it was a Jewish driver and a black victim. He said and I qoute: there was no riot because he didn’t die. It was peaceful

    Unreal

    Then another lady was repeating over and over that Jewish guy jumped the curb if someone was on that bench they’d be dead

    It was a terrible accident. Terrible, but an accident

  • mendoza

    can the driver have a case with the police , for holding
    him for two hrs b4 medical treatment ?

  • Anonymous

    First. The driver drove quite green light 2. The police just kept it black who wanted to make a mess!

  • Interesting

    If I remember correctly around 10,000 pedestrians are injured each year in the City.
    How many drivers are ever charged for injuring a pedestrian?

  • D

    To commenter number six:

    Accidents, by definition, are unavoidable. An example is when a bird poops on your car windshield. Based on what is written in this article, there was speeding and the driver was trying to beat the yellow light.

    This is a crash; it may or may not have been an accident. Let the investigators determine whether it was truly an unavoidable accident, or if it was the result of poor driving.

  • let's be careful not harmful

    don’t try to beat the light, don’t risk life, health, money, anf it’s really not kidush hashem!

  • Negligence not accident

    We all saw driver on phone, ran the red light hit the kid, lost control ran into a light pole and then into the bench. When we ran to aid the driver thinking he was hurt, him and the passenger had got out the car and that’s when we ran to the victims aid.. Driver was not handcuffed or given breathalyzer on the spot, he was seated in the back of the police car uncuffed for his protection. Smh these cell phones still are a problem.

  • I live here

    The mother of the teen who was hit was in front of our window immediately after the accident, herding her other (much younger) children so that they would not have to witness what happened. The aunt was explaining to the crying brood that their brother was not dead (I don’t know if this remains true). It was traumatic just to listen to all of this (and hear the accident); I can’t imagine what this poor woman was feeling.
    There is at least one accident per month at this very intersection; usually, it is from cars crossing EP, not crossing Classon- the lights are deceitfully quick, and crossing EP takes far longer than it appears, since you cross the Parkway – 4 lanes- as well as 2 access roads – all at once. They need to redesign this intersection, drivers need to slow down, and pedestrians need to pay more attention. I don’t dare cross out of the crosswalk & always make sure the cars are stopped- I trust none of the drivers on this road, as a general rule.

  • Unprofessional and inhumane Police Behavior

    Even criminals – and this was obviously not the case here- get medical attention right away when involved in a car accident. (Please also note that rushing a yellow light means the ‘walk’ sign was definitely not on yet). Either way, regardless of what happened, waiting several Hours before allowing an ambulance to assist him was, in my opinion – an active effort to see him harmed G-d forbid as well as a violation of a citizen’s right to obtain medical assistance. But not surprising. As ever, better quality people are needed as police in Crown Heights. Unfortunately, the better the person the less likely they would be to work in an environment where their good efforts would be so consistently hampered by the blatant bias, anti-semitism and other non-desirable qualities that are so encouraged here.

  • Jumped the curb to avoid the man

    It’s obvious he jumped the curb as he attempted to avoid the person. Seems like how anyone might react.