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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