13 injured, driver charged after three-wheeled motorcycle crashes into crowd at Commodore Barry Park
Authorities now say 12 people who were in the park were injured, along with the driver, bringing the total number of injured to 13.
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A woman is facing charges after police say a three-wheeled motorcycle crashed into people gathered inside Commodore Barry Park on Sunday evening, leaving 13 people injured.
Police say the crash happened just before 6:40 p.m. near Flushing Avenue inside the park.
Authorities now say 12 people who were in the park were injured, along with the driver, bringing the total number of injured to 13. All were taken to area hospitals.
Video from the scene showed the three-wheeled Can-Am motorcycle with a chair wedged in its front wheel after the crash.
Witnesses told News 12 a family was eating dinner in the park when the driver lost control and crashed into people nearby.
Police have arrested 53-year-old Neisha Atkinson, of Brooklyn, in connection with the crash.
She is charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failing to yield to pedestrians and improper licensing.
One man who says he knows the driver told News 12 he believes she simply lost control of the motorcycle.
"She just got the bike, so she probably wanted to make a first impression that she got a new bike, but it just got away from her," he said. "Everybody knows you can't ride a bike through here. I consider that's a motor vehicle. That's a motorcycle."
Police have not said what caused the driver to lose control. The investigation remains ongoing.
