Friday 7 October 2022 03:19 AM Terrifying moment NYPD cruiser crashes onto sidewalk in the Bronx - injuring ... trends now
New video shows the terrifying moment when 10 people were injured - three of them seriously - after a NYPD cruiser plowed into a group of pedestrians at a Bronx intersection.
The victims were struck at Hoe Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx around 3pm Thursday afternoon. Three are reported to have suffered serious injuries.
All 10 who were hurt - including two cops - have been taken to Lincoln Hospital and Jacobi Memorial Center for treatment.
A child is said to be among the injured, and it's unclear if the two cops rushed for treatment were in the car that crashed.
Surveillance video from the scene prior to the crash showed a packed sidewalk in the Bronx on a warm Fall afternoon
The victims were struck at Hoe Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx around 3pm Thursday afternoon
All 10 who were hurt - including two cops - have been taken to Lincoln Hospital and Jacobi Memorial Center for treatment
An NYPD police cruiser is pictured in the Bronx on Thursday after it struck 10 people at an intersection, leaving three people seriously-injured
The force of the impact totaled a traffic light, with a walker also pictured mangled under the wrecked cruiser
A bloody sheet was also pictured at the scene, while the cruiser's front fender was also visibly smeared with a dark red substance
A harrowing image from the scene showed a shopping cart crumpled on the ground after being mangled by the cruiser.
Speaking to the media, Jeffrey B. Maddrey, the NYPD's chief of patrol, said: 'Of course we don’t want to see anybody injured, especially when the officers were trying to do the right thing.'
He went on: 'They were trying to prevent a crime in progress, they were trying to apprehend someone who was ready to victimize a good person in the Bronx.'
Chief Maddrey added: 'They were trying to prevent that crime, but unfortunately the accident allowed that person to steal the vehicle.'
He also said: 'We didn’t even catch the person we were trying to get. Once the accident occurred, our officers had to get into life-saving mode and make sure that all our civilians are OK.'
One victim shown laid out on her back after the crash
