US media reported this evening (Monday) that the New York police arrested a 62-year-old commercial van driver who allegedly hit several pedestrians in the Bay Ridge area. According to the report, the driver fled from the police, and after a short chase was arrested at a police checkpoint on a street corner Columbia and Hamilton Blvd.
Meanwhile, it was reported that at least eight people were injured in the incident, and that the police are checking the vehicles for fear of explosive devices. According to the police, two of the eight people were critically injured and two others were seriously injured. The other people were slightly injured. All patients were taken to a hospital in the city.
The incident occurred at the same time as the sentencing phase of the trial against Saifulo Saifov, an extremist Islamic activist, who murdered eight people on Halloween in 2017. Saifov drove a truck and carried out the terrorist attack in Manhattan. According to him, he drew inspiration from the ISIS organization.