At the least 15 individuals had been injured when a suspected drunk driver smashed right into a minivan in a chain-reaction crash in Brooklyn that concerned an MTA bus, based on police.
A 60-year-old man was driving a 2008 crimson Lexus RX350 southbound on Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York round 4:30 p.m. when he struck a 2011 Honda minivan with 4 individuals inside whereas making an attempt to show left on Livonia Avenue, police stated.
He then crashed right into a parked automotive earlier than the Lexus was sideswiped by an MTA B20 bus touring northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue, based on police and sources aware of the incident.
The Lexus driver fled the scene however was nabbed by police a couple of blocks away, sources stated.
He was taken into custody below suspicion of driving whereas intoxicated, based on police. He had not been charged as of 9:30 p.m.
Ten individuals on the bus had been taken to an area hospital with minor accidents, cops stated. Sources stated the feminine bus driver was amongst these harm.
The occupants of the minivan, a 64-year-old man, a 34-year-old lady, an 18-year-old lady and a 3-year-old boy had been taken to Kings County Hospital with minor accidents.
The Lexus driver additionally suffered minor accidents and was taken to Brookdale Hospital.