A Crown Heights resident was struck in a hit-and-run as he was walking to Shul on Friday night.
At 6:00pm, an man in his 50’s was walking to Shul, when a white sedan appeared to stop at the light, and then proceeded to drive ahead without warning, mowing down the Jewish man intentionally at the intersection of Albany Ave and Union Street.
The driver in his vehicle then fled the scene.
Hatzalah was called and transported the injured man to the hospital.
The NYPD has deemed the attack as a possible bias incident and the Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
“It appears that the perp intentionally struck the victim,” a police source said.
Police have identified the vehicle as a 2017 light colored Mercedes Benz, license plate KPS 1226
Dearly, get him.
Get that car off the street.
Ushmartem es nafshoisachem !!!
Wearing Deflectors
We walk at night covered up with very dark clothing. Very Dangerous
Most people wouldn’t risk to be the Nachshon ben Aminadav to begin a breakthrough in the community “mah yomru habrious” think.
I heard that year’s ago people in upstate communities made it common practice to wear deflectors of sorts, even over Shabbos’dig dark clothing.
We cannot rely on every driver having perfect night vision
Even where we have city night lighting.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, I suspected that Jews in the USA would eventually become victims of intentional car-ramming attacks, because they were already happening in other countries.
At that time, I did not speak about that fear, because people would have accused me of being paranoid.
Also, nobody would have listened to me, so there was nothing to be gained by trying to warn people.
Maybe someone should create a League for the Defense of Jewish people?