Hatzalah Ambulance In An Accident

At 4:20am one of the 3 Crown Heights Ambulances (CH3) went out on a call and was headed down Albany Ave. with lights and sirens all on and blaring. When arriving at the intersection of Albany Ave. & Empire Blvd. a Volvo coming from Kingston Ave. being ‘piloted’ by young black male with a young black male passenger at speeds in excess of 70MPH, ran a solid red light and got hit in the front corner with such force that the car spun around striking the Ambulances side with the rear end of the car.

The Ambulance is equipped with a heavy duty front bumper that can withstand extremely heavy impact, and therefore sustained no damage to the front, but the side of the Ambulance, where the rear end of the car hit it, got smashed in. The driver of the Ambulance, who was wearing his seatbelt didn’t sustain any injuries, then got out of the Ambulance to go and help the people in the car.

The 2 occupants of the car who were obviously at fault and knowing so got out of the car and ran, leaving behind the wreckage. It took police 10 minutes to arrive at the scene of the accident.

More picutures in the Extended Article.

2 Cars Collide At President & Albany

Tonight [Wednesday] at around 8:10pm 2 cars collided at the intersection of President Street and Albany Ave. one of the cars was being driven by a young Jewish girl from the neighborhood while the other by non-jew who was just over for a visit. Apparently one of the cars had a red light and didn’t notice and took the light, and the 2 cars collided.

The girl, who at first didn’t think she was injured but was seriously shaken up, began to experience chest pain so Hatzalah took her to Maimonides Medical Center, while the other driver didn’t sustain any injuries, Both drivers claim that they had the green light.

Later this evening the girl was released from the hospital and B”H is feeling fine.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Accident on Eastern Parkway

At around 11:20pm today, a sedan rear ended an SUV at a low rate of speed, apparently the driver was following closely and had to break suddenly and due to the wet pavement he couldn’t stop. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and sustained injuries, he was taken by EMS to Kings County Hospital.

The driver of the SUV, a woman, was very shaken up but was not injured, the responding officers had to calm her down.

Now would be the right time to mention how important wearing seat belts are, they save lives, and it’s the law, (you must wear your seat belts when in a running car). And please; drive slower when the roads are wet and keep more distance between yourself and other cars.

8 Year Old Girl Struck By Car

Yesterday [Monday] at approximately 2:30pm, an 8 year old girl was struck by a car at the intersection of Montgomery and Troy. The girl was thrown and injured by the impact and Hatzalah rushed her to KCH. She is B“H in stable condition and will IY”H be OK. The driver did not flee the scene.

In a incident that took place an Chanukah a child was struck at the intersection of Kingston and President, the driver did stop to make sure the child was OK. However soon after the driver left the child started feeling pain and Hatzalah had to take him to the hospital.

The Law is; that no matter what the situation, in an incident where a pedestrian gets struck, the police must be notified and the driver must remain at the scene, even if the person seems to be fine. The affects of an accident may only turn up later and can be severe. Therefore, if you witness an accident involving a pedestrian, please make sure to take down the license plate numbers down, and notify the police immediately.

Is Our Regular Accident Hotspot Contagious?

Just one night after one end of the street was blocked with emergency vehicles for repair of a gas leak, the other end of Lefferts Avenue became the scene of a nighttime emergency—this time after a car smashed into another vehicle and a light pole.

According to auxiliary police at the scene, two cars were involved in the collision at the intersection of Lefferts and Albany Avenues sometime before 10:00 p.m. Ironically, the accident was caused by one of the cars attempting to clear the way for an unrelated emergency vehicle that was approaching at the time. The car in question apparently tried to make room by entering the intersection against the light, only to collide with the second vehicle.

Several injuries were sustained and the parties taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Another Accident on Empire And Troy!

Yesterday [Thursday] on the corner of Empire Blvd. and Troy Ave. there was yet another accident involving 2 cars, one driven by a Bochur from Crown Heights, the other by a non-Jewish woman. The Bochur was making a left turn onto Troy when the other driver hit him as she was going straight down Troy.

B”H there was no serious injuries reported, the woman though had been taken by a FDNY ambulance to KCH for observation.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Fatal Accident During Storm Preparations

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A federal parks department employee was struck and killed in a freak accident when a payloader backed over him during storm preparations in the South Beach section of Staten Island this morning. 59-year-old Joseph Sordi, a National Park Service employee assigned to the Gateway National Recreation Area, was hit while waiting to fill his truck with salt at a Sanitation Department salt pile at 281 Father Capodanno Boulevard.

Sordi was standing beside his pickup-truck spreader when a payloader, which was loading road salt, backed over him just after 1 a.m.

Hit & Run In Front Of 770

Today [Monday] at around 9:30pm a young man was struck by a car when he was crossing the Eastern Pkwy. and Kingston Ave. intersection right in front of 770 on the main road. The victim didn’t seem to be badly injured, but as a precaution Hatzalah put him on a backboard and took him to KCH [Kings County Hospital] in Crown Heights, for further diagnosis and observation.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene after striking the pedestrian, the Police opened up in investigation.

Another Accident on Empire and New York

Today [Monday] at around 4:15pm there was an accident right in front of the police station, though not as serious as the one you read about yesterday on this site, there were still injuries.

Apparently one car coming up New York Ave. collided with another car that was headed down Empire Blvd. we don’t know who ran the red. A passerby that had witnessed the accident didn’t hesitate when he saw what happened and immediately called Hatzalah which responded instantly and treated 3 patients, all of which weren’t Jewish.

None of the vehicles were owned or operated by Yidden.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Serious Accident sunday afternoon

At around noon today [Sunday], a Jeep Grand Cherokee was allegedly hit by another vehicle whilst making a turn into New York Avenue from Empire Boulevard.

The accident caused the Jeep Grand Cherokee to spin around and flip over, luckily nobody was badly hurt.

There were no jews involved in the accident.

More pictures (of parts of the car you don’t usually see) in the Extended Article!