SUV crashes into East Flatbush pharmacy
A surveillance video reviewed by News 12 shows a dark-colored SUV plowing through a store’s merchandise. A pedestrian on the sidewalk can be seen attempting to dodge the approaching vehicle.
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16h agoSeveral East Flatbush businesses assessed damage Monday night after an SUV sped onto a sidewalk and crashed into a pharmacy.
One woman was hospitalized from the incident.
Workers at a 99-cent store on Church Avenue captured the incident on video. The footage shows a Jeep Cherokee crashing through outdoor merchandise on Monday afternoon.
“I heard the car crack,” one worker said.
Another clip shows a woman jumping out of the SUV’s path.
Police say the woman, 68, suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
A nearby furniture store owner said he rushed outside when he saw the SUV’s lights and helped the injured woman.
“I put a pillow under her head,” he said.
The owner estimates the crash caused $800 in damages to his merchandise, but his biggest concern is personal safety.
“Had I come out earlier, I could have been hit,” he added.
The SUV stopped after slamming into a pharmacy at the corner of 35th Street and Church Avenue.
“The whole building shook,” a witness said.
Police say the driver experienced a medical episode and is in stable condition at the hospital.
A Department of Buildings spokesperson says they aren't issuing any vacate orders and have instructed the owner of the pharmacy to hire an engineer to submit an assessment to the department.
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