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Another Accident On Empire and Troy

Tuesday evening at around 7:30 a Jewish member of the community was heading down Empire Blvd from Schenectady Ave towards Albany Ave when a car headed in the opposite direction attempted to make a sudden left turn up Troy Ave causing a collision.

The driver who tried to pull the turn onto Albany driving a Red Minivan was struck on its side by the large SUV, driven by the yiddishe driver, causing the minivan to spin a full 360 degrees. In such cases drivers waiting to turn do not have the right of way.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

The yiddishe driver was taken by Hatzalah to Kings County Hospital where he was checked out and released soon after. B”H no one was seriously injured.

This marks the 9th serious accident at this intersection since we began covering such incidents that take place here in Crown Heights. The solution is obviously not to ticket drivers who disobey traffic laws, rather a solution may be in revisiting the way the traffic signaling is set up at the intersection. The addition of a turning signal has been the most common suggestion by resident in the area, along with red light cameras with big signs saying that the intersection is equipped with such devices in order to ‘deter’ such violations rather then a ticket just showing up in the mail.

Either way, drivers beware and take extra caution at this intersection. On the road be smart, not right!

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5 Comments

  • heard it

    i heard the noise of tires screeching and then a boom…i figured it would be up here at some point :)

  • A.Lipkind

    Lets not wait for another accident. I intend to bring this up with Community Board#9 both in writing and IYH at the next board meeting which takes place next tuesday
    September 26th at 7:00pm. Anyone interested to attend
    and advocate for help with this problem please attend and make your voice heard.

    There is a standard procedure for putting a new issue on the agenda. You need to call about the agenda itemt
    at 718-7789279 prior to noon on 9/26/06. Speaking time is limited to three(3)minutes. Lshana Tova.
    Mrs.A.Lipkind Jewish Liason
    Assemblyman Karim Camera

  • sakanas nefoshos

    p. watch how you drive its sakanas nefoshos what your doing, now that its elul, aseres yemei teshuva watch yourself better

  • BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    new york drivers,.. what can i say, what matters more your ego and being right or living through your next drive through crown heights? well im sure this one was an accident we can all learn from.