Yesterday at approximately 7:30pm, a car diving down Carroll St hit a cyclist while crossing the intersection with Schenectady Ave. The cyclist, a black male, appeared to have taken a red light, when the car, a white dodge charger appeared to have a green light, hit him swerving unto to the sidewalk and taking down the gate in front of the Raim Ahuvim Shul, which has recently been replaced. The cyclist then got up, limped unto his bike and fled to a nearby alleyway.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Accident at intersection of Carroll and Schenectady

Yesterday at approximately 7:30pm, a car diving down Carroll St hit a cyclist while crossing the intersection with Schenectady Ave. The cyclist, a black male, appeared to have taken a red light, when the car, a white dodge charger appeared to have a green light, hit him swerving unto to the sidewalk and taking down the gate in front of the Raim Ahuvim Shul, which has recently been replaced. The cyclist then got up, limped unto his bike and fled to a nearby alleyway.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

The two people in the car, black females, were taken to local hospitals and treated for injuries.

BH there was no pedestrians in the area.

8 Comments

  • A bystander!

    The boy didn’t get hit. They avoided him by riding into the shul. Please confirm your stories before publishing. Thank You!

  • astonished

    u crown heightzers should b a lil more careful, every day theres another crash ect…
    – a montrealer

  • annoyed person

    oooy nebach, people should just not live in new york if they dont wan to be in danger,

  • BrookAve

    Another metal gate to be replaced. As it states in the Torah, "A beaten work before the L-rd."

  • correction

    i was there when it happened and the car swerved in order to avoid the cyclist. no one was hit by the car.

  • confused

    does ne1 in ch no of something called control? everyday theres another accident! maybe they should just close up all the streets!