22 People are injured in NYC Restaurant Hit-and-Run

A hit-and-run driver crashed 22 people were injured when they crashed into a car in New York City on Monday night.

Police said that the driver of a white Audi had been arrested left At 9:00 on Monday night, a gas stop at West 204th Street was visited by the driver of the Toyota RAV4. The SUV then crashed into the Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicle. This caused the Toyota driver to lose control of his car. The SUV veered off the curb and crashed into the Inwood Bar and Grill’s front window.

The most common injury to the 22 victims was caused by glass flying from their windows. Nineteen of the injured were taken to hospital. The three others said they didn’t need medical help. Police stated that there were no serious injuries.

Three young females were among those hurt — aged 10, 7, and 1. The 10-year old girl was the most severely injured and could be the reason. broke her leg.

The person driving the Toyota remained at the location, according to authorities, but the Audi’s driver left and was being searched for Tuesday. Last seen in the car: spotted Officials stated that you should drive north on Broadway. Officials also confirmed that the driver of the RAV4 was also present. received Treatment for non-serious injuries was successful and was stabilized taken New York Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Investigators are also trying to determine if the Audi driver was hurrying out of a dispute at the nearby station before hitting the RAV4 and fleeing.

Photos video Authorities from the fire department were on the scene and saw the black RAV4 left outside the restaurant.

New York City crime has been a major problem and Democratic politicians have made promises to combat it.

Eric Adams, Democratic Mayor of New York City ran His mayoral campaign was largely based on the desire to reduce crime in the area. He was elected to the office last month. discussed There was a decrease in some crimes, but the overall serious crime rate rose 23.5% between 2021 and 2022.

“I think that New Yorkers should feel better about the direction that we are heading in the city around public safety,” He stated. “And the hard work of the NYPD and other agencies have been focused on making the city safe. Some of the numbers are reflecting that.”

On Sunday, Kathy Hochul, Democratic Governor of New York was sworn into office and stressed the importance of reducing crime.

“But right now there’s some fights we just have to take on,” she said. “First, we must and will make your state safer. This means New Yorkers can walk our streets, ride our subways, our kids can go to school, free from fear.”