You’ll assume the idea of a one-way road wouldn’t be that obscure. Site visitors solely goes a method, and if you wish to go the opposite manner, it’s a must to take a unique road. Easy as that. You’d additionally assume that out of all of the drivers who ought to know the way a one-way road works, the police would positively get it. Apparently, although, that’s not the case with the New York Police Division.
The New York Every day Information studies that an NYPD officer drove the unsuitable manner on a one-way road and, predictably, hit one other automotive. She reportedly had her lights and siren on when she drove into the passenger facet of a white Jeep Grand Cherokee. And in response to one witness, the motive force of the Jeep had the inexperienced mild and was already within the intersection when the cop hit his automotive with hers.
“Lights and sirens had been going because the cops got here the unsuitable manner up the avenue,” Dianjlo Carvajles, proprietor of Cali Auto Restore, informed the Every day Information. “The white Jeep was already within the intersection and so they smacked into it.” Carvajles then added, “The whole lot stopped with the growth. It was silent.”
Carvajles additionally stated that after the wreck, the officer within the passenger seat of the NYPD Explorer was in a position to get out however was unable to get the motive force out till extra officers arrived. Each officers and the motive force of the Jeep had been reportedly taken to the hospital for therapy however had been stated to be in secure situation. The excellent news for the Jeep driver is that police have reportedly stated they don’t assume getting hit by a wrong-way driver is prison. Isn’t that good of them?
Hopefully, everybody concerned recovers shortly, and the NYPD learns to not velocity the unsuitable manner down one-way streets even with their sirens on. There’s a purpose it’s towards the regulation for different drivers, and so they’re fortunate no one was killed.