A Jeep SUV barreled down the sidewalk of Hubert around 8a on Saturday, taking out all in its path until it rammed into a parked car just east of Greenwich, pushing that vehicle onto the roof of the car in front of it. It all took an instant. Thanks to A. and S. for these shots, including one still shot taken from S.’s building’s security camera.
Somehow, there were no injuries — including the driver, seen below sitting on the curb before police arrived.
“Moments before my son and I stepped outside to go to the coffee shop, we heard a loud ‘crunch,'” S. said. “My son said ‘apa let’s go see the trash truck quick while it’s crunching trash.’ I thought to myself, that was awfully loud but maybe it was some construction material. No. It was someone ripping down the sidewalk on Hubert Street.”
“Many of us walk looking down at our phones or on headphones,” S. said. “So perhaps I will stop that habit.”
He also noted that Hubert was closed by the Department of Transportation during rush hour so cars cannot use it as a shortcut to the tunnel. That’s when, S. said, there was often a 50mph sprint to catch the light on Hudson.
This driver, and any others that engage in reckless driving on our neighborhood streets, ought to face prison time.
Speeding and driving like a maniac, in particular on residential streets often full of pedestrians (including many children and strollers on that block), is no different than walking around recklessly waving a loaded gun; eventually someone will get hurt or worse.