An SUV plowed by an outside eating construction and hit a number of autos in Manhattan on Saturday evening – earlier than its driver ditched the car and limped away, witnesses stated.
The crimson Nissan Murano crashed into two vehicles round 10:15 p.m. then got here to a relaxation on 111th Road between Second and Third avenues after it crashed right into a grey Honda CRV, and have become wedged beneath the Honda, whose rear finish dangled within the air, photographs of the aftermath confirmed.
The unidentified driver plowed by espresso store Dell’Aria’s eating construction, leaving glass strewn on the scene. The deserted Nissan had 23 violations within the metropolis, together with 13 faculty zone rushing tickets and one ticket for operating a crimson mild, in keeping with a web site that tracks native visitors violations.
The occasions main as much as the crash weren’t clear and the NYPD was unable to verify particulars Saturday however witnesses stated the Nissan struck one automobile blocks away earlier than it hit a Kia.
“Then he went forward and hit us, making an attempt to squeeze by,” Houston resident Jaffar Mascar, a passenger within the Kia, advised The Submit.
Mascar, 29, stated the automobile was his aunt’s and he and his brother Stephon adopted the motive force on foot after the Kia received caught. They have been out celebrating Stephon’s 21st birthday, he added.
“He was coming down full velocity doing in all probability 80 to 100 miles an hour,” Mascar stated. He nearly hit a heavy set lady. He nearly hit her as a result of he had a flat tire from hitting us.”
The driving force then misplaced management and hit the Honda head on earlier than he stumbled out.
“You may inform he was severely damage. He tried to run away however then got here again,” Mascar stated. “You may inform as soon as he realized how dangerous the scenario was, he did take off one final time. The cops by no means received him.”
It wasn’t clear if anybody else sustained accidents within the incident.
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