A Hasidic man was hit by a car in a shocking incident that took place in Crown Heights on Saturday night. According to the New York police, the run over may be a deliberate attack. In the shocking footage, the man is seen crossing the road and the vehicle knocks him down and continues on its way
A Hasidic man was hit by a car in a shocking incident last Saturday night in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The visible Jewish man began to cross the street around 6:00 PM at the corner of Albany Avenue and Union Street when a car came out of the corner and hit him.
In the video from the security cameras obtained by the New York Police, the victim in his 50s is seen on the street corner when a white sedan stops at a traffic light, and then continues to drive forward without warning, knocking the Jewish man over. The driver then fled the scene in his vehicle.
In the shocking footage, the man is seen crossing the road and the vehicle knocks him down and continues on its way. “It seems that the criminal hit the victim on purpose,” a police official told the local media. According to reports in the local media, the Hasidic man broke his leg and was treated by rescue volunteers.