Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Teenage Texting Driver Critically Injures Deliveryman
By
Jaya Saxena
Published Sep 20, 2010
Modified Sep 20, 2010
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jaya Saxena
Published Sep 20, 2010
Modified Sep 20, 2010
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
A Brooklyn teenager has been arrested after she struck and critically injured a 53-year-old delivery man. Nechama Rothberger was driving down Avenue P near East 17th Street around 11:45 p.m. when she slammed into Best China Restaurant deliveryman Tian Sheng Lin, who was riding a motorized scooter. Rothberger was distracted because she was texting.
Rothberger and Lin were both making the same left turn, but Rothberger was paying attention to her phone, and slammed into him. Lin suffered severe head trauma, and is being treated at Kings County Hospital. Rothberger has been charged with a misdemeanor of reckless driving and received a violation for driving while on her cell phone. We're guessing she hadn't heard the news that humans can barely walk and text, much less drive.
Tagged
accident
avenue p
brooklyn
deliveryman
texting
texting while driving
Jaya Saxena
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Man shot by ICE in NYC still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys say
Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park on Monday.
By
Liam Quigley
Published Oct 12, 2026
NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency. It didn't have to be this way, health commissioner says.
The state health commissioner says the disease outbreak is wholly preventable.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
News
NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency. It didn't have to be this way, health commissioner says.
The state health commissioner says the disease outbreak is wholly preventable.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
NYC wants to move deliveries onto the waterways. It's starting with a 55-year-old boat.
By
Liam Quigley
Inside the luxury Greenpoint high-rise powered by a rumbling generator for over a month
By
David Brand
Mayor Mamdani orders review of NYPD use of force policies
By
Michael Sol Warren
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .