by Gina 
We received word this morning that a frightening hit and run/police chase went down on Greenpoint Ave and Franklin last night. A car hit a delivery man on a motorcycle at around 8:20pm; then the driver actually exited the vehicle and ran.
Here’s the story from our tipster:
He hit at least one car and a delivery guy on a motorized scooter,…
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Any local lawyers want to help out delivery guy?
Even if he is “ok”, it’s probably safe to say that he doesn’t have health insurance and the NYPD won’t do a thorough investigation.
I was walking along Franklin St. at India when the black car in question ripped by. It was going faster and louder than any car I have ever seen on the streets of New York City and I thought to myself “this is not going to end well.” Sure enough, on my way back down Franklin by car ten minutes later I saw the crowd starting to form at the intersection in question, but I didn’t stick around. Thanks for reporting on this, at least now I know what actually happened…
My friend and I were walking along Franklin just south of Greenpoint Ave when the car came ripping down Greenpoint Ave from Manhattan Ave at about 50 MPH. He tried to make a right turn and overshot it (unsurprisingly at that speed) and banged into a parked car. He would have gone straight into Lulu’s if a car hadn’t been parked there. He then peeled off but just crashed into another car a few yards further down and on the opposite side of the street.
After a beat or two during which my friend and I tried to process what we had just seen, we realized there was a man in the street. I sprinted over in case another car came and didn’t see him, while she called 911. He had been sitting at a red light on his scooter, the Chinese food he was set to deliver strewn all about him. He wasn’t visibly bleeding, but he was certainly “writing” as the other witness described and holding onto his head. Fortunately, he’d been wearing a helmet.
I heard the police say that the driver had been apprehended on India Street, but what I really want to know if he’s having charges brought against him. I’ve only found information on this here and on Gothamist and I’m worried that the NYPD is going to let this slide from the sound of things! (Gothamist says the station has NO report of an incident???)
Anyone have any idea??? This was really jarring to witness and I hope that the victim is OK.
According to a Gothamist commenter:
“The Greenpoint delivery man works at Great Wall and he is going to be alright. A badly broken leg. I learned this afternoon he is being held at least another night for observation at a midtown hospital according to his coworker.”