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Cops Open Fire On Bronx Driver Who Failed To Yield To Pedestrian

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John Del Signore

Published Jan 29, 2014

Modified Jan 29, 2014

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Published Jan 29, 2014

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Whilst riding dirty with a fat stash of illegally-obtained prescription drugs, it is customary to obey any and all traffic laws—and yes, in de Blasio's New York, that includes yielding to pedestrians. Bronx motorist Jason Henry allegedly learned this important life lesson shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday when cops assigned to a pedestrian safety detail pulled him over after he failed to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk at Morris Park Avenue and White Plains Road. When the uniformed officers approached his van, Henry allegedly sped off, striking a parked car in the process.

According to the NYPD, the officers followed Henry to Morris Park Avenue and Taylor Street, where he plowed his black Chrysler Town and Country up onto the sidewalk. When officers approached the vehicle a second time, Henry allegedly drove straight at them, so they opened fire at the vehicle. Henry sped off a second time, but then crashed into a telephone pole at Wyatt Street and Morris Park Avenue. (The Post has a nice photo of the aftermath.)

The Wild West joyride ends there. Cops took Henry, 39, into custody without further incident. The NYPD says they found 100 oxycodone pills inside his van. Miraculously, there were no injuries as a result of the incident, and Henry is now in a world of shit; here is the list of charges he's been slapped with so far:

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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