New video released by police New Haven, Conn shows acceleration ATV racer crashed into one car trunk intentionally blocked its path, seriously injuring the driver and damaging the cruiser. This is one of those rare cases where both sides are wrong. The ATV The driver should not have slowed down a pedestrian street against the law, and police should not intentionally injure a person because Commit a crime.
Police said Eyewitness News WFSB that they are addressing complaints from illegal drivers dirty bike And ATV in the city, and the road where the accident occurred – Farnum Drive – was only open to traffic pedestrian traffic since 2020. When collision happened at around 3:40 p.m. on April 28, in an area with a large number of people – including families with children.
Here’s what happened, according to WSFA 12:
“Officers responded to the area of East Rock Park on reports of a group gathering there and using Farnam Drive to enter the park,” New Haven police said.
Officers noticed an ATV rider driving down the street at a high rate of speed toward pedestrians, police said.
“Officers slowed the cruiser and maneuvered it to protect the families and pedestrians they had just passed, and created a path next to them for the approaching ATV,” police described. to overtake the cruiser.”
Authorities said the ATV driver lost control and hit the front passenger side windshield of the cruiser.
The ATV Rider was taken to hospital with serious injuries and there was no update on his current condition.
People in the area recounted WSFA 12 that these things dirty bike And ATVs is a fairly common sight on Farnum Drive – a place they definitely shouldn’t be. One local resident said “it was clear they were going too fast and they shouldn’t have been on the footpath in the first place”.
New Haven Police Police Chief Karl Jacobson released a statement following the incident and some online backlash local news agencies:
“This is an unfortunate and stark reminder of the extreme dangers of illegal ATV and ATV riding on city streets, for both pedestrians and vehicle drivers themselves . Our police officers participated in a potentially life-saving operation on behalf of this endangered family. While we are pleased that the family has been protected from harm, what happened to the driver is tragic and we hope he makes a full and speedy recovery, and we urges the public not to engage in this type of activity,” Jacobson said.
The video received backlash on social media, but Jacobson said the cruiser’s lights remained on and officers handled the situation properly.
“They heard an ATV coming their way, they moved to the left to cover the people behind them,” Jacobson added. “The officer was not moving at any speed when the incident occurred and the officer then also gave an exit area, meaning they were able to go around the police vehicle.”
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“We need to make sure that the people, the majority of whom are pedestrians and cyclists in that area, are safe, so you will see more patrols in the future,” Jacobson said.
Jacobson also apparently said that even though there weren’t many patrol in the past, that will most likely change in the future. In addition, he said ATVs Rider will be charged for the incident, but he is hopeful he will make a full recovery.
It was just a terrible situation all around.
