The accident involving the NYPD tow truck happened near Myrtle and N Portland avenues in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.
The accident happened near Myrtle Avenue and N Portland Avenue in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, the NYPD said.section.
According to police, the tow truck was traveling west on Myrtle and was attempting to make a right turn on N Portland when it struck the boy, who was walking in the crosswalk with his mother on the way to school. Antwoan Hayes, a witness, said the driver of the tow truck was speeding and on her cell phone when she hit the boy.Other witnesses said the driver did not stop until people ran up to the tow truck and told her she hit the little boy.
"If she was paying attention, that little baby would still be here. Why does she feel privileged enough to be on her cell phone?"Julie Sharpton, the tenant’s association president at NYCHA’s Whitman Houses, where the family lives, wants the NYPD to pay for the child’s funeral. Crystal Hudson is a New York City council member in Brooklyn.
"I think this is really more about how we hold the NYPD accountable, number one when they’re in the wrong and how do we make sure we have more crossing guards across the city," Hudson said. All the news you need to know, every day
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