Man Driving U-Haul Truck Hits Pedestrians in Brooklyn, Injuring 8

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NY Times

Seven civilians and one police officer were hospitalized after a man drove erratically through Bay Ridge Monday morning, before being arrested several miles away.

By Hurubie Meko and Karen Zraick
Feb. 13, 2023Updated 2:39 p.m. ET

At least eight people were injured when a man drove a U-haul box truck erratically through the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn on Monday, careening onto sidewalks and hitting pedestrians, the authorities said.

The driver, whom the police had not identified by Monday afternoon, was first stopped by officers around 10:50 a.m., after he had already hit some people with the truck, said Keechant L. Sewell, the police commissioner.

He then fled in the truck and drove through Bay Ridge, hitting more people before being arrested on Columbia Street and Hamilton Avenue, near the entrance to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel.

Seven civilians and one police officer were hospitalized with injuries, the authorities said. Two of the people were in critical condition.

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1. 62 year old Weng Sor.. Homeless man

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11745867/Multiple-pedestrians-mowed-U-Haul-truck-Bay-Ridge.html


The driver, was named by police sources cited by NBC as Weng Sor, a 62-year-old Asian man with ties to Brooklyn.


His motive remains unclear, but police sources described him to DailyMail.com as being 'emotionally disturbed' and homeless.

It remains unclear how he was obtained the truck. Sor has no criminal history.

Two of the victims are in critical condition in the hospital, and another two are in stable condition.

The other four suffered minor injuries and do not need hospital treatment.

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2. "Sor had been walking up and down the driveway talking to himself about Communism"

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/man-accused-in-new-york-city-u-haul-rampage-stabbed-brother-in-las-vegas-served-16-months-in-prison/

In October 2015, Sor stabbed his brother, records said, adding “Weng has [an] unknown type [of] mental health illness for which he takes medication.”

A judge sent Sor to prison for 1-3 years, records showed. While awaiting sentencing, he was charged with another battery. Sor served both cases concurrently.

Sor ultimately served 16 months in prison and was never on parole, a Department of Corrections spokesperson said.

In November 2020, Sor stabbed a roommate in the arm. In September 2021, Sor took a plea deal on a lesser charge of conspiracy to commit battery. Records show a judge first found Sor not competent to stand trial.

“Sor had been walking up and down the driveway talking to himself about Communism,” before the stabbing, police said.