CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Less then an hour before Shabbos two cars collided at the intersection of Crown Street and Albany Avenue. Many bystanders witnessed the accident which sent the cars dangerously close to the sidewalk.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Three cars were involved in a multi car accident on Empire Boulevard near the intersection of Albany Avenue. The incident took place at around 4:00pm on Sunday where one car for no apparent reason slammed into the rear of two cars in front of him.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – An elderly Jewish man was struck by a car as he was crossing a Crown Heights street this evening. The incident took place on Brooklyn Avenue and Crown Street where the man was crossing and a car clipped him and knocked him down, causing light injuries.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A police cruiser slammed into a 15 passenger van at around 9:30 Sunday night. The incident took place in the intersection of Albany Avenue and Carroll Street where a 15 passenger van, driven by a yungerman, heading down Carroll was broadsided by a police cruiser coming down Albany.
Multiple eye witnesses stated that they observed the police car driving with only its lights flashing and no sirens, and when approaching the intersection the police car did not slow down. From police officers on scene the police car did not appear to be responding to an emergency.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Wednesday at around 2:00pm there was a bizarre accident on Empire Blvd, between Schenectady and Utica Ave, causing an SUV to rollover on its side.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish woman driving a minivan down Union Street was struck by a Black male riding a bicycle on Brooklyn Avenue and coming from the opposite direction of traffic from President Street, the cyclist struck the minivan on the side right over the rear tire.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Wednesday, midnight, two mini-vans collided in the intersection of East New York Ave and Brooklyn Ave, sending one passenger, a Rebbe from Boro Park, to the hospital.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Just as Yom Tov concluded Hatzalah received a call from neighbors who were concerned for the wellbeing of Mrs. Shlima Esther (Sandra) Blumenfield, a 62 year old woman who has been living in Crown Heights for many years, the concern growing after Mrs. Blumenfield was not seen for nearly 6 days and skipping out on a number of Shabbos an Yom Tov meals.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A nine year old Jewish girl was struck by a van as she was crossing a street in a crosswalk. The incident took place on Brooklyn and Crown at around 6:00pm today, Tuesday the van was making a right turn from Brooklyn and stuck the girl.
The driver immediately stopped and called 911, while witnesses called Hatzalah, all of whom responded within moments and began treating the young girl for a leg injury and then transported the girl to a local hospital for further treatment.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Sunday at around 2:30pm, a 13 year old Bochur was struck by a car while riding his bike on Kingston Avenue and Carroll Street, moments later the offending vehicle fled the scene.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A loud crash rang though the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Kingston Avenue at around 12:15am last night. According to witnesses the blue Ford SUV was seen crossing the intersection at a high speed when a white sedan hit the SUV in its rear, spinning it out of control then rolling over and coming to a rest on its roof.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over Shabbos and Motzai Shabbos there were three accidents in Crown Heights, the most serious of which took place just as Shabbos ended, where an Israeli Bochur crossed Eastern Parkway and was struck by a passing livery cab, causing injuries and was transported by Hatzalah to Kings County Hospital.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A beloved Brooklyn minister was killed Saturday when his car was crushed by a suspected drunken driver speeding away from a nightclub, police said.
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Ed. note: The crash occurred when a family from Crown Heights were traveling to Buffalo for Pesach. Boruch Hashem there were miraculously no serious injuries.
SPRING BROOK TWP, PA — At least one person was hospitalized when an SUV overturned along Interstate 380 on Wednesday.
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An elderly woman was struck and killed by two cars Saturday night while crossing a Brooklyn street.
Police say Nezilia Augustin, 71, was crossing the street shortly before 10 p.m. at Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue in Weeksville when she was struck by one vehicle then the other as she was crossing the street.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A young teen was struck by a car while crossing an Eastern Parkway service lane. The incident took place Thursday afternoon at around 3:00pm between Albany and Kingston Avenues.
A staff member from the Darchai Menachem school who is also a Shomrim member witnessed how the 14 year old teen, who was not Jewish, darted out from in between two parked cars and a passing car, driven by a Hispanic, attempted to stop but couldn’t and ran over the teen.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Just moments ago, at around 3:00pm, a pedestrian was struck while trying to cross Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue. A Hatzalah ambulance that was passing on their way to assist at another accident witnessed the incident and stopped to help.
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