A tipster reports a speeding car lost control, jumped sideawalk curb and crashed into a column
in front of the Roosevelt Island Southpoint Park gate last evening.
According to the Roosevelt Island Public Safety 24 Hour Incident Report:
03/23/21 1940 East Loop Rd/South Loop RD Vehicle Accident
PSD/NYPD/EMS/Tow Truck Co responded Condition corrected.
Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Public Information Officer Amy Smith reports:
According to our Public Safety Department (PSD), at about 1945 hours (7:40 PM)
PSD observed a vehicle had crashed into a column at Southpoint Park. The
driver was inattentive and seemed to have lost control of the vehicle. The
driver refused medical attention. The vehicle was towed by a A9s Automotive
Inc….
An NYPD spokesperson added the incident was under investigation.