Video: Rampaging Sidewalk Driver Injures Child in Williamsburg
A hit-and-run motorist sped down sidewalks in Williamsburg Thursday, injuring a child as pedestrians scrambled to get out of harm’s way.
Yeshiva World reports that the driver and at least one other man were suspected of trying to pass counterfeit money at stores in the vicinity of Bedford Avenue and Lee Avenue, in the 90th Precinct. After shopkeepers tipped off Williamsburg Shomrim, the men tried to flee by driving on the sidewalk.
Video shows the motorist driving a Toyota sedan at a high rate of speed as people dodge out of the way. At one point the driver backs off the curb as witnesses try to get him to stop.
WCBS reported that a 9-year-old boy was hospitalized with injuries to his leg.
The driver crashed the car after the sidewalk rampage, hitting another vehicle at Harrison Avenue and Hopper Street before he was caught during a foot pursuit. The other suspects got away.
The NYPD public information office told us no arrests have been made and said police are still investigating.
h/t Gothamist
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