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Cyclist injured in Downtown crash Victims of sexual abuse by
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COURIER L 16 IFE, SEPT. 27-OCT. 3, 2019
Jeff Dalton writhes in pain on Smith Street as cyclists grill the driver who pulled in front of
him. Photo by Colin Mixson
BY COLIN MIXSON
A cyclist was injured after a driver
pulled a sudden U-turn in Downtown
Brooklyn on Wednesday, before nearly
backing into a second cyclist a few minutes
later, according to the victims.
“I’m a life long New Yorker and
rider. I have never experienced that,”
said Jeff Dalton, a Kensington resident,
who was injured in the collision.
Dalton said he was pedaling
northbound on Smith Street between
Livingston and Fulton streets
at around 9:45 am, when the driver
attempted the U-turn across Smith
Street.
But the maneuver was obscured
by an idling bus, according to Dalton,
who said he smashed into the car head
on.
“Because of the bus everything was
blocked, I can’t see... all of a sudden
this guy pops out in a U-turn. I hit him
straight on, right in the middle of the
lane,” explained Dalton.
A group of cyclists stopped to assist
Dalton as he lay on Smith Street clutching
his groin, including Rachel Wolfe,
who asked the driver to write down his
name and insurance information.
However, as Dalton picked himself
up, Wolfe began making her way to the
sidewalk, when the motorist nearly
ran her down as he backed out of the
northbound lane. “As I was pulling my
bike to the side, he backed up into me!”
Wolfe explained. “Not a good day for
him.”
Dalton did not call police following
the collision, saying he doesn’t
After Dalton collided with him, the driver
then nearly backed into Wolfe. Photo by Colin
Mixson
trust the criminal justice system,
and later shook hands with the
driver, with whom he pleaded to
drive safely.
“I don’t like the police, I don’t know
what to do, except you should learn
from this lesson and drive safer,” Dalton
told the motorist.
Afterwards, the driver admitted
he was unaware of nearly backing
into Wolfe, and when asked
about the near miss, he said, “I did?”
There are 53 parking and camera violations
attached to the driver’s license
plate number, including three camera
violations for speeding in a school
zone, which have altogether resulted
in $4,753 in fi nes, according to Twitterbased
search database How’s My Driving
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