Pedestrian Injured on Empire Boulevard
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A pedestrian crossing the street was struck and injured by a vehicle making a left turn onto Empire Boulevard. Hatzalah was on scene within moments of the incident.
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A frightening, but boruch Hashem non-serious, accident occurred this afternoon in the heart of Crown Heights during the hectic hours of Shabbos shopping. A flat-bed truck driving up Kingston Ave. made a left turn onto Crown St., without noticing that a vehicle was being crushed on his left side as he did so.
Bustling Erev Shabbos Marred by Accident
A frightening, but boruch Hashem non-serious, accident occurred this afternoon in the heart of Crown Heights during the hectic hours of Shabbos shopping. A flat-bed truck driving up Kingston Ave. made a left turn onto Crown St., without noticing that a vehicle was being crushed on his left side as he did so.
A Lexus SUV and a Dodge minivan collided on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Carroll St. at around 5:30pm today. The accident occurred after one of the drivers took a red light, but it is unclear which.
Vehicles Collide on Kingston and Carroll
A Lexus SUV and a Dodge minivan collided on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Carroll St. at around 5:30pm today. The accident occurred after one of the drivers took a red light, but it is unclear which.
Accident Leaves Off-Duty Cop Clinging to Her Life
An off-duty female police officer crashed her motorcycle into a car on the corner of Rochester Ave. and President St. She sustained near-fatal injuries and was transported to Kings County Hospital in critical condition.
A Beis Rivka school bus filled with children on their way to school this morning sideswiped a garbage truck as they were traveling alongside each other on Eastern Parkway. Thankfully no one was injured and neither vehicle sustained significant damage. Hatzalah was summoned as a precaution and ensured that all the children were okay.
School Bus, Garbage Truck Collide on Eastern Pkwy.
A Beis Rivka school bus filled with children on their way to school this morning sideswiped a garbage truck as they were traveling alongside each other on Eastern Parkway. Thankfully no one was injured and neither vehicle sustained significant damage. Hatzalah was summoned as a precaution and ensured that all the children were okay.
Vendor ‘Loses’ Cart in Eastern Parkway Accident
A street food vendor on his way to work suffered an odd mishap when he ‘lost’ his food cart on Easter Parkway this morning. The upended cart spilled grease, oil and other cooking supplies all over the roadway.
Accidents Mar Visiting Day in the Catskills
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION [CHI] — Unfortunately, this year’s first visiting day was not only marked with excited children greeting their parents. Thankfully and miraculously, those other incidents did not turn out grimmer.
About an hour ago a black Mercedes, driven by an African-American male, was speeding at almost 100 MPH down Carroll St. toward New York Ave., as if it were the NASCAR race track. Sure enough, the vehicle lost control and crashed into a Lincoln ‘livery cab’ driven by a Hispanic male, which went crashing into the yard of an adjacent home.
Reckless Driver Totals Luxury Mercedes
About an hour ago a black Mercedes, driven by an African-American male, was speeding at almost 100 MPH down Carroll St. toward New York Ave., as if it were the NASCAR race track. Sure enough, the vehicle lost control and crashed into a Lincoln ‘livery cab’ driven by a Hispanic male, which went crashing into the yard of an adjacent home.
Cops Speeding Through Red Light Cause Collision
At around 3:00pm today, two police cars from the 71st Precinct were speeding up Rogers Ave. with their lights flashing and sirens on, presumably responding to an emergency call, when they drove through a red light at the intersection of Lefferts Ave.
Two-Year-Old Jewish Girl Hit by Car
At around noon today a white Lexus and red Nissan collided as they were heading down Brooklyn Ave. toward the intersection of Empire Blvd. The red Nissan lost control and skid onto the sidewalk in front of the ‘Little feet’ children’s Shoe store, where it struck a 2-year-old Jewish girl.
Car Speeding Through Red Light Ends Up in Pole
A white Honda sped through a red light on Eastern Parkway and Albany Ave. at dusk yesterday, swiping a livery cab and crashing straight into a traffic pole.
A collision involving two vehicles, one driven by an elderly Jewish man, occurred at around 2:15pm today on the corner of Nostrand Ave. and Pacific St. in the north side of Crown Heights.
Elderly Jew Involved in Accident on Nostrand Ave.
A collision involving two vehicles, one driven by an elderly Jewish man, occurred at around 2:15pm today on the corner of Nostrand Ave. and Pacific St. in the north side of Crown Heights.
Five Car Collision Injures Ten Near Prospect Park
Ten people were injured, including four Jews, after a ‘dollar van’ slammed into a car that was waiting at a red light on Ocean and Parkside Ave. at the edge of Prospect Park, causing a chain collision involving five vehicles.
A two-car crash in Crown Heights sent seven people to the hospital on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred just after 2:20 p.m. at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Rochester Avenue.
Seven Injured in Crown Heights Car Crash
A two-car crash in Crown Heights sent seven people to the hospital on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred just after 2:20 p.m. at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Rochester Avenue.
Child Struck by Car After Darting Out into Street
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A 4-year-old child was struck by a car on Eastern Parkway’s service lane. The child, along with his family, was in front of Oholei Torah taking pictures ahead of a Simcha that was taking place.
Eastern Parkway Accident Injures One
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Two cars collided in the middle of the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Avenue, with one of the cars ending up of the ‘island,’ miraculously no pedestrians were hurt. Eyewitnesses said one of the cars blew through a steady red light.
“His Helmet Definitely Saved His Life”
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — “His helmet definitely saved his life,” is what an emergency worker had to say after treating the rider of a motorcycle who crashed into a car on Eastern Parkway. This accident comes just two days after another accident claimed the life of a 24-year-old woman on Empire Boulevard.
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