Van Jumps Curb in Harlem; Seven Pedestrians Hurt
Friday evening – May 16th – just before 7 p.m. a Chevy Astrovan was heading south on Lexington Avenue. At 125th Street the van sped onto the sidewalk near a crowded subway station, plowed into bystanders, and hit a wall.
The van’s driver, Cesar Tabora, age 58, was pronounced dead. It appeared that he suffered a heart attack while driving.
Seven pedestrians were injured. A two year-old boy was pinned under the van and suffered life-threatening injury. Also hurt were a seven year-old girl and five adults.
Commentary: No word yet if the driver had a previously diagnosed heart condition. If so, did he have any business driving? Was he careless? Negligent? Reckless?
