BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Police are hot on the trail of a hit and run driver who fled the scene after striking a Chasidic man in Crown Heights this past Friday night, in what appears to be a deliberate move.
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The NYPD said that the incident took place at 5 PM at the corner of Albany Avenue and Union Street.
Police said that the victim said that he was headed northbound on Albany and was crossing Union Street when he was struck.
Surveillance footage of the incident shows the car going through the red light on Union Street and making a wide left turn onto Albany Avenue, nearly sideswiping a parked car on the far side of the street as he hit the man who was approximately a third of the way into the crosswalk.
The victim was pushed a full car length by the driver before falling to the ground.
Passersby rushed to the scene to offer assistance as the car sped away.
Police have identified the vehicle as a 2017 light colored Mercedes Benz, license plate KPS 1226. The victim, who was in his fifties, was taken to the hospital by Hatzolah with non-life threatening injuires.
Members of the Crown Heights community have been speculating that the incident is being investigated as a bias crime, but the NYPD has not officially classified it as of now as such.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline by phone at 800-577-TIPS, by text at 247637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577 or online at www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
Refuah sh’laimah b’karuv mamash.
Where is the NY Slimes.
Hi VosIzNeias, According to all the Crown Heights local platforms there is a picture of the perps license plate going around showing that the license plate number is NY license plate: KPS-1226
I think the first letter from the license plate on this article bymistake is A instead of K.
So people can be on the lookout for this vehicle.
Thank You.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, I suspected that Jews in the USA would eventually become victims of intentional car-ramming attacks, because they were already happening in other countries.
At that time, I did not express that fear, because people would have accused me of being paranoid.
Also, nobody would have listened to me, so there was nothing to be gained by trying to warn people.
A Mercedes…
Oh my how pressed they are…..
This is what we get with Adamsdrek.
Shame on this horrible city, where rapists and murderers roam the streets getting free housing cash allowances, good stamps and health insurance.
This is a cursed city
* Kps 1226
This is unacceptable. Something must be done. Otherwise it’s just going to get much worse. We jews need to take a unified stand against all hatred towards all Jews especially the vulnerable defenseless orthodox Jewish community..
This DEFINITELY looks like an INTENDED HIT and RUN, hope they find him and get him off the streets !!!
YMS I have always thought that the Jewish community ought to have a independent security intelligence agency to target would be attackers and obviously established offenders of antisemitic violent crimes.
Refuah sheliemah to the victim.
The animals are on the loose…
I’m sure Eric fjcc gonzalez will prosecute fully like he did in the past if caught
Thanks nick fuentes.
There has been a humongous increase in in anti semitic violence and many people attribute it to the hate filled rhetoric of unemployed nick. nick needs to get a job and stop peddling hate.
Sorry to hear & I hope the Jew is all right. It doesn’t look like the driver went through a red light.
To me it seems like a reckless impaired drive DUI not a bias incident. He took the corner way too fast.
Not to be disrespectful but who had the right of way.