NYPD Vehicle Involved in an Accident

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Police Car was involved in an accident with a parked car this morning, which sent both officers to the hospital. The incident took place in front of Beis Rivka on Lefferts Avenue at around 8:00 AM, as parents were bringing their children to school.

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Speeder Mayhem in front of the Precinct

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At approximately 8:00pm a speeding motorist caused a trail of wreckage and mayhem on Empire Blvd and New York Ave. The speeding motorist was driving a red Toyota and plowed through three cars before coming to a halt after being wedged under a van.

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Accident on Empire and Troy Injures Three

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At around 10:10pm on Thursday night a Jeep collided with a minivan in the intersection of Empire and Troy. Both drivers and a passenger sustained injuries and were transported to Kings County Hospital.

None of the victims involved were Jewish but Hatzalah treated and transported one of them, FDNY EMS treated and transported the rest.

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65 Year Old Woman Clings to Life Following Accident

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A cold and rainy evening turned devastating when an elderly Jewish woman attempted to cross Empire Boulevard and was struck by oncoming traffic leaving her unconscious and fighting for her life.

The incident took place at around 7:00pm when the woman tried to cross from the corner of Balfour Pl. and made it halfway across when traffic began coming she tried to turn around and was clipped by a passing taxi sending her flying through the air and landing on her head, dealing her severe head trauma and knocking her unconscious.

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2 Bochurim Struck by an SUV on Troy Ave

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – At around 9:45 last night, Sunday two Bochurim were struck by an SUV on Troy Avenue between Empire and Montgomery. The driver stopped, called 911 and waited on scene for assistance.

People who witnessed the accident immediately alerted Hatzalah, who responded within moments and began treating the Bochurim, one of which sustained a possible broken leg. The Bochurim were transported for Kings County Hospital for more checkups and observation.

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Video of the Monday Morning Accident

Surveillance footage from security cameras unveiled how much more of a miracle a Bochur and a member of Anash had at 7:00am on Monday morning.

The video shows the two vehicles colliding then making their way up onto the sidewalk, a second camera shows the Bochur up against the wall and his reflection visible on the windows of the van, depicting just how close he was to the final point of impact, while at the same time showing how a member of Anash jumps out of the vans way just in the nick of time.

Click Here to read the story CrownHeights.info originally reported yesterday.

Bochur is Lucky to be Alive Following Accident

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A fifteen year old Bochur is very lucky to be alive this morning, following an early morning crash on Kingston Avenue and Montgomery Street, where a fifteen passenger car service van and a large SUV were involved in a collision which sent them both on to the sidewalk.

Bystanders told CrownHeights.info that the van was speeding up Kingston but it wasn’t immediately clear who ran the red light. The Bochur, who was crossing Montgomery Street, was hit by the van and was thrown against the wall of Kol-Tuv with the van following him and slamming into the wall a few inches from the Bochur!

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Big Miracle at a Chabad Wedding in Baltimore

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BALTIMORE, MD [CHI] — A Big miracle took place just a few hours ago when the atrium, a glass roof of the Hunt Valley Hotel came crashing down into a pile of twisted metal and shards of glass.

This incident happened has hotel guests were getting ready for the wedding of Ben-Tzion Groner (Charlotte, NC) and Rochel Adler (Baltimore, MD) which was set to take place later that day.

Moti Groner, a brother of the Chosson told reporters that the Kallah was actually set to be taking pictures there at the time of the collapse, but was delayed for 20 minutes. He said that “it’s a little miracle for us, so were a little happy for that”. Rabbi Yossi Groner told reporters.

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Bochur Struck by a Car

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Last night, Monday, at around 9:45pm a Bochur was struck by a passing car in front of 749 Eastern Parkway. The driver, a member of Anash, stopped and called Hatzalah and waited at the scene.

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Parents of Infant Killed in Crossover Crash on Route 17

Times Herald Record

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Chaim Avrohom Moskowitz OBM (22), and wife Fraidy (nee Altman) Moskowitz OBM (21) of Borough Park.

GOSHEN, NY — The parents of a 4-month-old infant were killed in a crossover crash on Route 17 westbound this afternoon, police said.

Car Slams into Tree, No Serious Injuries

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sunday afternoon two cars collided in the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue, causing one of the cars to jump the curb and slam into a tree.

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Hit and Run on Carroll Street

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At approximately 11:30 Thursday morning a Jaguar with two Black male occupants slammed into a parked car on Carroll Street at the corner of Schenectady Avenue. The car appeared to have been traveling down Schenectady and attempted to make a left turn, and then hit the parked car.

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Jeep Crashes Into Chabad House

Katie Mulvaney – The Providence Journal
A Jeep Cherokee remains wedged under the Chabad House, on Hope Street in Providence, yesterday. Photo – Gretchen Ertl

PROVIDENCE, RI — A police officer pulled a woman and her baby from a burning Jeep Cherokee early yesterday, moments after the vehicle crashed into a synagogue on Hope Street and burst into flames, the police said.

Car Service Hits Parked Car, Injures Passenger

Crown Heights, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Yungerman returning home after Shabbos was injured when the car service he took a ride in collided with a parked car. The incident took place around 1:00am on Lefferts Ave between New York Ave and Brooklyn Ave, the driver told police that he attempted to pass a car by crossing over the double yellow lines and somehow ended up hitting a minivan that was parked facing the opposite direction.

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