Juanita Vidal, a 71-year-old Puerto Rican grandmother, died when she was hit by a driver who was fleeing from the police in Brooklyn (NYC) and left the scene by getting on the subway.
The accident left his daughter Jessica Vidal (44) injuredwho was in the hospital with seven broken ribs and a punctured lung, pointed out Daily News. The double crash happened around 5pm Thursday at the intersection of Eldert Street and Knickerbocker Ave. in Bushwick, when a grandmother was shopping to celebrate her grandson’s 17th birthday. She was taken to Wyckoff Hospital but could not be saved.
Ironically just a few hours before Governor Kathy Hochul had signed into law the so-called Sammy’s Law which lowers the speed limit at 20 mph and even 10 mph on some streets in the five boroughs of NYC to protect pedestrians. So far this year, 37 people have been deported and killed in the city.
Thursday “It was my son’s birthday.” said Juan Fernández, Jessica’s husband and Juanita’s father-in-law, who he had six children. “I feel bad because, you know, Mother’s Day is coming and they didn’t expect this tragedy,” friend Tanya Rosa told NY1 News.
he is The driver who hit the two women has not been identified or arrested. A blue Mazda CX-5 vehicle abandoned by Massachusetts license platesrun about two blocks to the Halsey St. station. Metro and boarded a train, causing delays on the L line while the police tried to catch him.
When he lost control he crashed into a van that was stopped at the intersection. The grandmother “was crushed between the car and the van,” said a worker at a nearby warehouse. “The women were in the crossroad,” he said.
The chase had started when the officers saw the driver committing a traffic violation. unnamed, police sources said without revealing where the crime took place or what might have prompted the driver to flee.
Police sources described him as a man with a ponytail and gray sweatpants. No one was arrested. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page Crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CREATE), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
NYPD car chases have increased under the administration of Mayor Eric Adamsaccording to an analysis by the news site The big city.
The NYPD changed its approach to fleeing suspects last year.with less emphasis on high-speed chases and more reliance on roadblocks, police helicopters and license plate readers, he said. Daily News.
last weekend A car thief starred in a movie chase with deputies and police K9 dogs in full light from the street Lower Manhattan to an apartment, where he was eventually held.
In the middle of April Hispanic man dies in traffic accident after running red light while fleeing police in New York near the Zoo The Bronx. Also last month Driver flees police at high speed for 45 minutes and ends up plunging 100 feet (30 meters) off a cliff in Long Island (NY), in the style of a Hollywood production.
The authorities remember that zero tolerance for drivers who drive faster and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Traffic accidents are a major challenge in New York and In many cases the drivers fled. Despite this “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers with a goal zero death for this year 2024.
In December Governor Hochul signed the “Angelic Law”, plans to keep drivers with prior stops off the road by charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that result in a stop or revocation as philosophy.
2024-05-11 18:17:00
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