Security video camera from a dental office is when the driver involved in the fatal crash first appears to strike the back end of a uber car at park avenue. Then the car strikes the cab a oncoming traffic. Sight. A short time lamer, other people on the later, other people on the street can be seen running to the scene. Continuing. Its focusing on the medical history of the driver who reported had a history of years. Reporter investigators are looking at whether a medical problem could have caused the driver to jump the curb into the front of this home, striking and killing a group out. Louis perez and his granddaughter, 10yearold nyana aquil were killed. Injured. 24yearold Kristian Leka was also killed. His 9yearold sister and critically. The driver, a 52yearold man, was also pulled from the mangled wreckage and is said to jacoby hospital. Are you worried about him . Extremely. My daughter was off yesterday and she took me with her husband to the hospital. Reporter because police have
Looking at the commute for you this morning, hows it going out there . Right over to our subway status map and 2 and 3 trains track work at clark street has been completed. Metronorth, long island railroad, and new Jersey Transit, on or close to schedule. We have an accident in queens on the l. I. E. Westbound side right near the van wyck expressway. You can see traffic is already backing up almost back to the clear view. West side highway going southbound near 96th street. On 287 going into bridgewater south exit 17, accident. Street cleaning rules are in effect for today. Lori over to you. All righter thank you. We have the very latest on the investigation into a deadly hit and run in queens. Right now the nypd is working to figure out if a bus stopped on i95 in connecticut is the same one that hit and killed a woman on the street in flushing. The driver of the tourist bus didnt know he or she had hit someone. It happened at the intersection of main street and kissena boulevard. Just
Family extremely. But i know he didnt do this to hurt nobody. You know, i believe he innocent. When theres a video like this people rush to judgment. I think it would be great to the presumption of innocence work itself out. Reporter again, today the judge set bail at 25,000. Roper will face a judge again here november 9th. For now were live in downtown brooklyn, kemberly richardson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. No warning uttering not even a sound, a knifewielding attacker slashes an emt worker and tonight cops are trying to figure out why. Was this a bias attack . The 34yearold victim a hatzolah worker is now occupant hot as police out of the hospital as Police Search for the suspect. Reporter thats right. A few blocks from the crime scene and yes police are investigating this as a bias attack. Senseless, random and unprovoked. Residents here say it could be nothing else. That the had to be a hate crime. Nearly 24 hours after the attack, Crown Heights is on edge. Because the
This was an horrific freak act, and its horrible that all these lives were lost this way on a beautiful happy halloween. Two families ripped apart by a deadly crash. A woman loses her daughter and father in an instant while another family mourns a young man who used his final moments to save his young sister. Good evening. Im joe torres. Im sandra bookman. Tonight the community in the bronx came together to remember those three victims. An emotional candlelight vigil was held at the scene. 10yearold nyanna, her grandfather louis perez were jumped the curb and struck them. Lucy yang was at that vigil. Tonight she is n morris park. Reporter sandra and joe, they sang amazing grace. They recited the lords prayer at a candlelight vigil, this as the halloween tragedy tears through two families and multiple generations. Nyanna was the best daughter in the world. Reporter in one horrific moment, this woman lost her oldest child, only 10, and she lost her 65yearold father, a vietnam veteran who
To the hospital after being hit by a vehicle. The incident happened about an hour ago at 67th street and 11th avenue in the diker heights section. Were told the victims injuries are very minor and the driver stayed at the scene. No charges are expected. A city bus driver expected in court today to face charges in the list and run crash that hill hit and run crash that killed a woman crossing the street. 48yearold paul roper of brooklyn charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to yield to a pedestrian. Police say roper was driving the b15 bus that struck 70 yearold carol bell as she crossed the street Tuesday Morning in ocean hill, brooklyn with that walker. Authorities say roper stopped the bus briefly but then kept going. New at noon, a truck gets stuck in the bronx and causes some serious issues on the roadways. Newscopter 7 was over the heavily loaded tractortrailer as it was parked on drake street in hunts point, one of the legs began to sink into a gas cap on the