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Elderly Pedestrian Struck on Empire

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — It sounded like two cars collided, when in fact it was a person that was struck and sent flying down Empire this afternoon. The incident took place in front of 675 Empire Boulevard where an elderly Jewish man was crossing, and was struck by a passing SUV.

Cyclist Struck and Seriously Injured

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A teenage cyclist was struck by a car and seriously injured Wednesday evening. The incident took place on Brooklyn Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Union Street, where a young black teen was hit by an SUV and was knocked unconscious.

Eastern Pkwy Accident Injures Five

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Two cars collided in an intersection yesterday, Tuesday evening, and injured five. The incident took place at around 7:00pm in the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue, where a minivan with 4 passengers collided with a sedan, injuring all of the vehicles occupants.

Elderly Driver Suffers Heart Attack and Crashes

A driver crashed her car in to an electricity pole at the intersection of Maple Street and Kingston Avenue Monday evening after suffering a heart attack while at the wheel. The driver, an elderly black woman, was driving down Maple when for no apparent reason crashed directly into the pole and a relatively slow speed.

TRAGEDY: 11-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed Friday

A major tragedy befell the Jewish community in Boro Park, 11-Year-Old Boruch Mordechai Berliner was struck by a bus and pinned underneath at 7:00pm on Thursday. He succumbed to his wounds just before Shabbos at Lutheran Trauma Center.

Bochur Struck and Injured in Hit-n-Run Crash

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Just as rain began coming down again this evening, a 13-year-old Bochur, who was crossing at the intersection of Kingston and Empire at around 9:00pm, was struck and lightly hurt by an SUV who tore through a red light, struck the crossing pedestrian, and fled the scene without stopping for even a moment.

Jewish Family Injured in Crash with Police Van

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Members of a Jewish family were injured in a wild crash with a police van last night. The incident took place at around 10:00pm at the intersection of Carroll Street and New York Avenue where according to eyewitnesses a police van blew through the red light and collided with the van.