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Brooklyn, NY - Hit-N-Run Driver Nabbed with the Help of Witness |
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Jun 19, 2008 at 06:32 AM
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Brooklyn, NY - A 27-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was mowed down by a hit-run driver in Midwood.
The unidentified man was crossing Ocean Avenue near Avenue "M" when he was struck by a 2007 BMW traveling southbound on Ocean Avenue.
The driver fled while a witness to the accident flagged down a passing patrol car and provided cops with a description of the vehicle.
Officers soon spotted the car and, after a brief pursuit, the hit-n-run driver was stopped on East 10th Street near Avenue "O".
Yehuda M., 19, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, vehicular assault and reckless driving.
The victim is listed in critical condition at Kings County Hospital.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 09:25 AM Anonymous Says:
refuah shelaima to the victim! this is so sad - what is happening to our children??
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Jun 19, 2008 at 09:36 AM Logic Says:
That is horrible.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 10:01 AM im the coolest Says:
refuah shelaima what a terribal thing!
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:02 AM Anonymous Says:
19 years old? Shame on the boy and shame on his parents
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:05 AM shocked Says:
anon 11:02 you're clearly not the brightest of individuals. shame on you.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:17 AM Hank Moody Says:
'shocked' - what did anon 11:02 say wrong?
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:25 AM Anonymous Says:
Why blame the parents? They aren't the ones who put him in the drivers seat. They aren't the ones who told him to drink and drive.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:41 AM roger green Says:
driving a nazi car to boot
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:52 AM Anonymous Says:
It may well not be the parents’ fault, but that cannot be concluded. These behavior patterns can have multiple causes, and parents can be one of them. The other possible contributors include chinuch, our leadership in general, and those close to the family and the individual.
Another bothersome issue here is that statistics say that the drunk driver has driven under the influence approximately 75 times before getting caught. This is alarming in that this individual has exposed the community to this danger many times before this tragic incident. That may well be our fault.
It is important to avoid the finger pointing, as it helps no one. We all have our denials to overcome, and we need to be receptive to suggestions of how to do things differently. Change needs to be considered, since problems like this exist and are not getting better by our sitting on our hands.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:57 AM anon Says:
A 19 yr old is an adult. We can't blame the parents forever. We must take responsibility for our own actions and behavior and live with the consequences. This 19 yr old must live with the consequences of his actions. Unless he set out kill/maim someone it was an accident. And if he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol he is a troubled individual to begin with. He will have to face the civil/criminal charges and will be punished (rightly so) but he will always have to live with the knowledge of what he did.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 11:59 AM Anonymous Says:
not the parents fault? but who do you think has to clean up his mess now.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 12:35 PM shocked Says:
Hank- I just don't understand the need to throw punches like anon 11:02 did without the slightest knowledge of who or what he/she is talking about. Why shame on the parents? or grandparents? or rebbi, cleaning lady, dog-walker etc. lives are laying in ruins at this moment (may Hashem have mercy on the injured and his family) and someone already sees it fit to pass judgement. it is for that reason that i felt compelled (with nausea) to state what i did. Please, anon 11:02, accept my apology for the uncalled for tone of my words. but please, utilize your emotions to pray for all parties involved; not to rub salt on wounds and/or inflict new ones.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 12:41 PM Anonymous Says:
11:05
agreed...... apparently anon 11:02 isnt very bright!!!!
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Jun 19, 2008 at 12:42 PM Anonymous Says:
if anything nebach on the parents that they will have to deal with this there whole entire life....
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Jun 19, 2008 at 12:54 PM Its no joke Says:
When I was a kid as long as I lived under my parents roof I never had my own car. not only that if I wanted to drive somewhere it wasn't a hefker velt.
The parents are to blame, maybe not as the same level as this stupid 19 year old, but they do carry some kind of fualt.
A 19 year old boy should not have his own car, and if he does drive, it should be with parental supervision. only someone who is not a parent can say something like shocked 1:05
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Jun 19, 2008 at 12:57 PM Its no joke Says:
Drunk driving is inexcusable - anyone who could have prevented this is also somewhat responsible
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Jun 19, 2008 at 01:17 PM shocked Says:
its no joke- your heart is in the right place but, again, here's an axample of taking without knowing klutz fin boidem. today's 19-year-olds have money and freedom that we didn't have as 19-year-olds. my parents ran a tight ship at home, and it worked well with my siblings. not me, but i digress: you simply cannot and will not control everything your kids do. if you believe otherwise, this conversation is over. but ribono-shel-olam, genig shoin with this asinine judgement! we will all stand before the Almighty one day and be judged then and may He have mercy on all of us.
ps case in point: you determined i am not a parent without having an inkling regarding my identity.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 03:41 PM Anonymous Says:
Sorry,
HIS PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE. Because they failed to raise him properly. Any well raised child WILL NOT DRIVE DRUNK @ 2:00AM or any other time.!
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Jun 19, 2008 at 04:00 PM Anonymous Says:
341 YOURE AN IDIOT.
WERE AVRAHAM AND YITZCHAK BAD PARENTS?
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Jun 19, 2008 at 04:16 PM anon Says:
I am not exactly sure where 3:41 got his/her info about the time of the incident but it is irrelevant. How can you conclude his parents didn't raise him properly by the mere facts of this story. Maybe he rebelled - it happens to well meaning parents who do their best yet Hashem has placed certain challenges before them and the child. We dont know if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to the NYP, and for all we know the drugs are perscribed and not abused. But even if he was under the influence of alcohol - could he not be driving home from a simcha? Plain and simple we dont have the facts. What we do know is that unless we have some reason to believe this person deliberately went out to harm another wqe must conclude it wasan accident. Legally he can be found to be responsible for the actions of his behavior - ane he probably will be - and he will have to pay his debt to society. But to blame his parents for "not raising him right" is not a reasonable or rational thing to do. I am sure they did not raise him to drink and drive.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 04:18 PM anon Says:
To 11:59 - Even if the parents have to clean up his mess it dosent make them responsibel for his actions.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 04:22 PM anon Says:
As for those who are criticizing the drunk drivers let me point out that even a glass of wine or a L'Chaim can put some over the blood alcohol content level prescribed by law. There is a difference between someome who has one glass or one litre of alcohol. Of course it makes no difference to the deceased but an accident is an accident - you may be impaired and not realize it - dont most men drive a little "happy" after a simcha - Perhaps we should ban alcohol all together.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 05:45 PM murray Says:
If you can't handle the "sauce", you should "ban" yourself from it (or from driving) regardless of whether you are at a legal limit. There is an ad on t.v. that warns against what they are terming 'BUZZED"driving.
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Jun 19, 2008 at 05:58 PM Anonymous Says:
What are we gaining by commenting on the events! There is a 27 yr old who is in critical condition and let's hope he gets better. As for the 19 yr old it's an honest accident if he had any knowledge this was going to happen, HE WOULDNT HAVE BEEN DRIVING!! Let's hope he is able to get the help he needs without him and his family having to deal with to much hardship. Refuah Shleimah to both victims they both need it in someway!!!!
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Jun 19, 2008 at 07:25 PM NYC Man Says:
his parents are responsible, his school and rebbes are respondiuble BUT MOST OF ALL A 19 YAR OLD YOUNG ADULT IS RESPONSIBLE
too bad no one taught him.
sick sick sick
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Jun 19, 2008 at 07:28 PM NYC Man Says:
"As for the 19 yr old it's an honest accident if he had any knowledge this was going to happen, HE WOULDNT HAVE BEEN DRIVING!! "
SORRY ANON 5:58, "IF HE WOULD HAVE KNOWN" AND A honest MISTAKE IS NOT THE ANSWER. zero tolerance ever you never get into a car after consuming alcohol. it makes me sick everytime i see heimishe yidden guzzling at the bars at simchas then getting in their cars without any regard for their own lives, the people driving and walking on the roads or the passengers in the car.
its a sick thing and a sick example for the young people.
HONEST? there is nothing honest about getting into a car after consuming any amount of alcohol.
the victim is lucky to be alive. and i hope he sues the driver to punish him and learn a lesson and be an example for other young peopel to not be STUPID
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Jun 19, 2008 at 07:48 PM Anonymous Says:
u are all a bunch of fools the kid was not drunk or drugged so i think everyone should take back what they said and hope they will never be put in the same situation
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Jun 19, 2008 at 08:56 PM Anonymous Says:
(When I was a kid as long as I lived under my parents roof I never had my own car. not only that if I wanted to drive somewhere it wasn't a hefker velt.
The parents are to blame, maybe not as the same level as this stupid 19 year old, but they do carry some kind of fualt.
A 19 year old boy should not have his own car, and if he does drive, it should be with parental supervision. only someone who is not a parent can say something like shocked 1:05)
You must have lived in the stone-ages!
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Jun 20, 2008 at 12:23 AM WOW!! Says:
Who said it was his own car?
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Jun 23, 2008 at 12:56 PM Anonymous Says:
Honest? Accident? Mistake? I don't know why everyone is only concentrating on drunk and drive as a judgement of character (or the parents). What about the hit-and-run? He was stopped after the police went after him a few blocks away. This fact alone put him in a different category of troubles. I will let everyone else judge on how much responsibility the parents should bare.
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Jun 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM Anonymous Says:
The injured was my friend. Accidents happen, but the young man should've accepted responsibility for his actions, instead of driving away from the scene of an accident. Based on the extent of the injuries, it can be safely assumed that the impact was at an excessive speed. And based on eye-witness accounts, the pedestrian was not at fault.
My friend is now lying unconscious in a hospital bed due to this young man's negligence. Pointing fingers will not change the young man's upbringing, and will not heal my friend. But I do hope that your prayers will inspire some change in the young man's life, as well as a positive changes in my friend's dire situation.
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Jun 24, 2008 at 12:33 PM Anonymous Says:
Shame on you for your petty arguments while a young man lies unconcious because of Yahuda (or his parent's or WHOMEVER'S responsibility.) If you're going to comment, I suggest you take the energy that you spend kvetching regarding this idiot driver and pray for the victim's health as well as for legal justice when the case is sentenced.
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Jun 25, 2008 at 11:23 AM Tai Says:
Hi, I'm writing on behalf of the friends and family of the 27-year old man who was the victim of this accident and is now fighting for his life. His name is Derek,and the following link provides updates on how he is doing. If it is in your heart, please send him your prayers and positive energy. Thank you.
http://dereksrisaranard.wordpress.com/
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Jun 25, 2008 at 02:39 PM Alex Says:
The man struck is my friend Derick is not Jewish - though he sounds a bit like it because he's been living in Midwood for years. He's a talented bassist and drummer and even more, a good friend. In the past few years he put a lot of artistic effort in photography and if you saw his work, you would see the passion. He helped me become a better musician and we shared a lot of laughs and some adventures throughout the years. I've missed him since we've grown apart but I miss him even more now since this tragedy happened. Please pray for Derick as well as Yahuda. They are both suffering.