Off-Duty Cop Blasted by Garbage Truck
At 6:15 this past Thursday morning, off-duty New York police sergeant Cherrice Blount, age 39, was pulling away from a Dunkin’ Donuts in Brooklyn when a garbage truck rammed into her car.
The accident occurred on Flatlands Avenue and East 83rd Street in Canarsie.
As a result of her injuries – brain swelling and a punctured lung – doctors at Brookdale University Hospital placed her into a medically-induced coma. She is in critical but stable condition.
No charged were made against the truck driver, who works for Regency Recycling Corp.
Commentary: Sergeant Blount was on her way to a range for weapons practice when the accident happened. Fortunately, she was wearing her seat belt.
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