By COLlive reporter
The New York Police Departement has arrested the driver responsible for the hit and run collision that injured a Jewish man in Crown Heights on Friday afternoon, December 14, 2018.
“The perpetrator will be charged with felony assault and leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries,” a police official told COLlive.com about the arrest that was made on Wednesday at 1:00 PM by the 71st Precinct Detective Unit.
The Jewish man was crossing Union Street between Kingston and Albany Avenues at around 12:00 pm, when a white Kia Sedan hit him. People at the scene said the vehicle then dragged the man before the victim fell from the car.
Hatzalah transported the victim to Methodist Hospital, where he was being treated for non-life threatening injuries, including broken bones, police said.
After canvassing the area, Shmira located the vehicle, abandoned on Union Street between Utica and Rochester Avenues. They then notified NYPD.
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thank u nypd ur the best
I know this isn’t the point of the story, but seriously it would be nice if adults would set a good example for the children by not crossing in the middle of a block and/or at the very least looking both ways before crossing the street….
We applaud the NYPD’s effort in combating crime, but much more is required from the police department to actually decrease the crimes being committed on a weekly basis on the streets of Crown Heights. The most effective measure that can be taken to reduce crime is through proper education. As the Rebbe said on countless occasions, the primary reason why people turn to crime is because the public schools don’t teach kids HOW to live. The schools don’t provide students with the tools to navigate life, to differentiate between right and wrong, good and evil. Just uttering the word “God”… Read more »
Thanks to shmira for quick work in locating the car and NYPD for following up and making the arrest.
Thank you NYPD for being proactive and following through with your plans!
Good news for a change. Now elections in the community for the vaad and please new activists representing our Jewish community. Decent people that want to help without side intentions.
Took a while but now we’re starting to get somewhere. What happens next?Does the community have a resource to see that due process is utilized and justice is served or is the guy off the hook without a trial?
A bit of relief finally on something.
Boruch Hashem