Posted on: December 16, 2024 08:45 AM

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Driver mows down pedestrians in Queens after evading traffic stop NYPD

The NYPD said the driver of a BMW tried evading a traffic stop around 2 a.m. in Jackson Heights, where he instead struck two people near 80th Street and Northern Boulevard.

Surveillance video shows moment the driver comes barreling into the intersection and into a group of people stepping off the sidewalk and into the crosswalk.

Police said the driver struck a man and a woman, both in their 20s.

The BMW came to a stop against an FDNY 911 callbox on the corner of the sidewalk, potentially stopping the car from flying into a restaurant.

Once the car came to a stop, the driver and a passenger inside the BMW sprung from the vehicle and took off on foot.