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Police Lieutenant Involved in an Accident

A lieutenant in the 71st Precinct was involved in an accident earlier tonight, injuring himself and a civilian.

The accident occurred at approximately 9:00pm at the intersection of Troy Avenue and Empire Boulevard. Many eyewitnesses stated that the cop car began proceeding through the red light with his emergency lights and sirens off, and only turned them on after being struck by the other car.

At first the lieutenant refused medical attention, only to later be transported by ambulance to a hospital due to protocol. The female driver of the other car required medical attention after suffering bruising from the airbags and force of the impact.

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12 Comments

  • Dovid Zelman, Esq.

    I can pretty much guarantee that the officer will blame the driver of the other car and the police report will confirm that the non police vehicle caused the accident. Despite the abundance of witnesses, NYPD will intervirew nobody and claim there were no witnesses. When the civil suit starts, because the officer says he had his emergency lights and sirens on and was responding to an emergency, the lawyer for the injured person will have to show not mere negligence, but “reckless disregard” which is an elevated standard of negligence. All because NYPD, as a matter policy and culture will not tell the truth.

  • Anonymous

    I live on the corner of Empire & Troy and I first heard the siren and then the crash

  • horrible

    I live on the block of the police station. I can not tell you how many times I wish I had a camera rolling to show how the NYPD in our district abuses their power,,,,

  • Anonymous

    Accidents are called accidents for a reason. Everyone loves to blame cops right away, and talk about how they abuse their authority. The fact of the matter is, no one really knows what it entails to be a cop, or what they go through on a day to day basis. Did you ever think that maybe they were responding to a 911 job that does not require lights and sirens, such as a burglary in progress (that’s if you say he wasn’t using his lights and sirens)? Or when people say they put on the lights just to go through red lights, did you ever think that maybe he was on the way to a 911 call, and the call was canceled or they were told no further officers were needed? Maybe before you start pointing fingers, find out the real truth of what happened. Not that I’m trying to take the side of the officer, but just as I wasn’t there, I’m sure half of you commenting weren’t there either. So let’s find out the truth first, and stop blaming the people that we call when we need help, and put their life on the line every day, to save others, just like you and me…just a thought…

  • TO#2

    mr#2 uheard but reed above. MENY WHO WHERE AT THE SEEN SEE HE DID NOT TURN HIS LIGHTS”
    R U FROM THE CHJCC trying to suck up. i mean come on

  • Living

    I also live at the corner, and heard the crash first and then only after did the emergency sirens go on

  • local resident

    also heard crash and then sirens. did any1 notice how quickly the police and ambulance came. It was immediate action with 3 or 4 police cars, a scooter and ambulance within a couple of minutes of crash. they came flying for a fellow officer. any1 else would have to wait.

  • #10

    The cops came because someone called 911 the moment they heard the crash, rather than just rushing over to look what happened.

  • jj

    re#11- even if s1 called that very moment, the police came “flying” down empire. not just 1 police car – at least 3 w/in a cpl mins. another 1 came later. there have been numerous accidents at that corner and never have police come so fast and so many.