{"id":180619,"date":"2023-08-26T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=180619"},"modified":"2023-08-26T23:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:07:02","slug":"shocking-new-photos-show-aftermath-of-manhattan-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/shocking-new-photos-show-aftermath-of-manhattan-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking new photos show aftermath of Manhattan crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shocking new photos show aftermath of crash in which woman hit seven pedestrians in Midtown Manhattan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Imani Lucas, 29, from Belle Mead, NJ, is charged with attempted murder\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She allegedly mowed down seven pedestrians in Manhattan 11.55pm Sunday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Her rampage continued until she crashed around 13 miles away in Queens\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shocking new photographs show the aftermath of bloody hit-and-run after a female driver plowed into seven pedestrians in New York late on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Imani Lucas, 29, is charged with attempted murder over allegedly mowing down six men and one woman in her black Honda Accord just before midnight in Midtown Manhattan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly said a prayer before running a red light and smashing into people as they walked over the crosswalk between West 36th Street and 6th Avenue at 11.55pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gruesome images show many of the victims &#8211; six men and one woman, ranging in age from 24 to 61 &#8211; sprawled on the ground unconscious and covered in blood.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lucas, from Belle Mead, New Jersey, continued driving for around another 13 miles via the Midtown Tunnel before she crashed into two vehicles off the Long Island Expressway at Clearview, Queens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/15\/74600039-12432903-image-m-19_1692714759507.jpg\" height=\"741\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shocking new photographs show the aftermath of bloody hit-and-run after a female driver plowed into seven pedestrians in New York late on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/15\/74600045-12432903-image-m-20_1692714802898.jpg\" height=\"749\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shocking new photographs show the aftermath of bloody hit-and-run after a female driver plowed into seven pedestrians in New York late on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/15\/74599567-12432903-image-m-21_1692714817217.jpg\" height=\"265\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She reportedly said a prayer before running a red light and smashing into people on the crosswalk between West 36th Street and 6th Avenue at 11.55pm. Pictured: her Honda Accord just before the crash\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Miraculously, each of the pedestrians and other motorists impacted by her rampage are expected to survive &#8211; though some suffered horrific injuries ranging from leg fractures to spinal cord damage requiring five hours of surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYPD said Lucas is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She faces\u00a0seven counts of attempted murder, seven counts of assault, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries, and reckless driving.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs which emerged in the immediate aftermath show the front of Lucas&#8217; Honda completely crumpled by the impact of her final crash &#8211; and new images released on Tuesday show her in transit moments before.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV pictures released on Tuesday show Lucas hurtling down the highway, appearing to run red lights as another vehicle waits at a pedestrian crossing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gruesome images caught moments later show the grisly impact of what police believe was an attempt to murder seven innocent pedestrians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cops said they were mainly New Yorkers, with one or two tourists involved &#8211; reportedly from Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An alarmed employee from a nearby Taco Bell leapt into action after he saw what happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said each of the pedestrians appeared unresponsive when he first rushed out onto the street.\u00a0Many were flung between bin bags near the sidewalk, photographs show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I took them water and tissue to clean everything. It was a very dangerous accident,&#8217; the Taco Bell staffer told Pix11 moments after the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the scene shows people stepping between their bodies as they tried to check their vital signs, with one man on the phone to emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=JLh0orQE4hs%3Frel%3D0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/15\/74554887-12432903-The_pedestrians_six_men_and_one_woman_ranging_in_age_from_24_to_-a-22_1692714981506.jpg\" height=\"342\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pedestrians &#8211; six men and one woman ranging in age from 24 to 61 &#8211; were left sprawled across the street in Manhattan. Many were covered in blood and landed between bin bags on the sidewalk (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/15\/74554895-12432903-A_New_Jersey_woman_has_been_apprehended_by_cops_after_mowing_dow-a-23_1692714986667.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lucas&#8217; black Honda Accord was badly damaged by the crash in Queens, around 13 miles away from where she plowed into pedestrians\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYPD has so far identified the victims as six men aged 24, 27, 28, 30, 32 and 61, along with a 34-year-old woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were taken to area hospitals with the exception of the 30-year-old man who refused to go, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Their injuries range from &#8216;general complaint of distress to a fractured leg&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A date for Lucas&#8217; court appearance has not yet been confirmed as she continues to undergo psychiatric evaluation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two of the pedestrians have been named\u00a0<span>by\u00a0Italian English outlet <\/span>La Voce di New York\u00a0as Italian tourists Giulia Gardini, 34, and Matteo Maj, 51.<\/p>\n<p>Gardani, a tennis instructor, from Piacenza just outside Milan, was left in a critical condition after the impact left her with a cervical spine injury requiring five hours of surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Maj, a graphic designer, needed surgery for a tibia and fibula procedure, according to the paper, who spoke with his sister Monica Maj.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12432903\/photos-aftermath-Manhattan-crash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking new photos show aftermath of crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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