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TWO INJURED IN HIT-AND-RUN ON BROADWAY

August 12, 2015 | 9:32 PM - Updated on August 13, 2015 | 11:26 AM
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Two people were injured Tuesday night after a Nissan Sentra ran a red light on Broadway at 92nd street and was hit by a GMC Yukon, according to police.

The Nissan was traveling East “at a high rate of speed” on 92nd when it went through a red light at the Broadway intersection around 10 p.m. The Yukon was traveling North and slammed into the Nissan. The Nissan driver fled the scene, traveling toward 93rd and Amsterdam. Passengers in both cars sustained injuries; the Nissan passenger hurt her mouth, while the Yukon passenger hurt her knees. Both were taken to the hospital by ambulances; The injuries were considered minor.

Police say they know the identity of the Nissan driver, an 18-year-old, and plan to charge him.

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DMH
DMH
9 years ago

Glad they’re planning to file charges. Life-saving speed cameras in NYC are incredibly limited by Albany, but at the very least it might be interesting to get digital “your speed” signs up on some of our streets and avenues. -If- the Nissan had run the red and hit someone on foot or on a bike instead of a car, we would already be reading what the person did to deserve it. (Out of the crosswalk… not wearing a helmet…. etc). I wish the injured people here a smooth recovery.

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dannyboy
dannyboy
9 years ago
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I recommend a speed camera for 96 Street and West End Avenue.

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robert
robert
9 years ago
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There is already a camara at 96 & WEA. I faces westbound.

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dannyboy
dannyboy
9 years ago
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Robert,

The speeding is EASTBOUND by cars racing east on 96 Street to enter the West Side Highway.

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dannyboy
dannyboy
9 years ago
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correction:

The cars are speeding WESTBOUND, it’s the camera that’s pointing in the wrong direction.

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Upper West Side Wally
Upper West Side Wally
9 years ago
Reply to  dannyboy

Hear, hear! (Does anyone know why cameras are indeed so incredibly limited by Albany?)
Hint for DeBlasio: Put up fake cameras, you don’t need permission from Albany and drivers will see them but won’t know the difference…

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H
9 years ago
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But he probably needs funding from Albany to pay for any camera system be it real or a fake.

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BMAC
BMAC
9 years ago

This happened right outside my living room window. The force of the crash must have been unbelievable. The Nissan in question, if it was traveling east on 92nd, must have been hit with incredible force, because its front end was totally mangled and somehow the car careened almost 3/4 of the way up to 93rd St. Cops, FDNY, and EMS all responded very quickly, I’m happy to say.

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ELJ
ELJ
9 years ago

The young and the reckless.

According to DNAInfo the driver of the Nissan that sped through the red light was an 18yr. old.

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150812/upper-west-side/hit-and-run-driver-flees-on-foot-after-injuring-2-people-on-upper-west-side

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Elias
Elias
9 years ago

The Nissan’s driver fled on foot, I’m assuming, since his passenger was transported by a ambulance?

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robert
robert
9 years ago

If your really bored, here is the “live” view of 96 and B’way

https://nyctmc.org/multiview2.php?listcam=739

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Sally
Sally
9 years ago
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Thanks, that’s fun!

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DMH
DMH
9 years ago
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These aren’t speed cameras. (Description of these DOT cameras below).

Let’s ask, why has this neighborhood had two serious high-speed crashes in the last week? NYC’s speed cameras are severely limited in number and hours of operation, by Albany. They’re only permitted to kick in at 10 mph over the speed limit, within 1/4 mile of a school, and – this is probably the most deadly limitation – in the hours when schools are open. Kicking out a $50 ticket for people who are speeding – and definitely making the streets safer, where they’re placed. But a lot of speeding and crashes happen at night. The speed cameras should be running 24/7.

“DOT’s Traffic Management Center, located in Long Island City, Queens, receives feeds from closed circuit television cameras trained on major arteries, allowing operations staff to track traffic conditions at key locations in the City.”
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/atis.shtml

Speed camera program: https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2014-10-speed-camera-faq.pdf

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Sean
Sean
9 years ago

This is a common occurrence on Broadway at every eastbound street. Eastbound on West 74th Street is a case in point. You could fund the MTA with the amount of tickets a cop could write right there alone.

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