Two men arrested in Bed-Stuy collision that sent car into building, injuring three people
Police say the two-vehicle collision happened just before 11:10 p.m. on Fulton Street.
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Two Pennsylvania men are facing multiple charges in connection with a crash that sent a vehicle flying into a Bed-Stuy building late Tuesday night.
Police say the two-vehicle collision happened just before 11:10 p.m. on Fulton Street.
Police say a black Cadillac and a BMW collided. The impact sent the BMW into the front of a commercial building, where it also struck a 28-year-old who was walking nearby.
The pedestrian and both drivers were taken to Kings County Hospital. Police say all three are expected to recover.
Police have identified the suspects as 43-year-old Robert Walker and 56-year-old Anthony Hayes.
The charges against Walker include vehicular assault, criminal mischief, disobeying traffic laws and reckless endangerment.
Hayes is charged with vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, reckless driving and aggravated reckless driving.
The crash left heavy damage to the front of the building. By Wednesday morning, the damaged area had been boarded up, and the New York City Department of Buildings had posted a partial vacate order affecting the building's first-floor commercial space and a staircase while inspectors evaluate the structure.
New video from inside the building showed a damaged red standpipe that was bent when the BMW crashed into the building, sending water pouring inside. Workers spent the morning pumping water out of the building, and a neighboring business, Noir Yoga, appeared to have water damage as well.
The FDNY says National Grid was called to the scene to help shut off the gas as a precaution.
The owner of Noir Yoga told News 12 via phone that the grand opening for his second yoga studio location was originally scheduled to be open at the building on Aug. 1 - a date no longer in the books.
“It’s graphic,” said Dr. Mason. “It's just jarring and an immense amount of damage. I'm like, how could something like this happen? Probably in the next couple of days, I have like 50 boxes of supplies that are being delivered to the location. Even my contractor, the last piece of their project, they're like, ‘Well, can I come in and finish the project?’ I told him I have no idea.”
Still, he says this delay won’t be a denial. He’s looking forward to opening the location, bigger and better — when the time is right.
