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Photo: Taxi Pinned Woman Against Building After Hitting Diplomat's Car
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Christopher Robbins
Published Mar 13, 2012
Modified Mar 13, 2012
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The taxi that jumped the curb in Midtown yesterday injuring two pedestrians first clipped a diplomat's parked car before pinning a woman against the facade of a Duane Reade. According to The Post, the woman's leg was stuck between the cab's front left wheel and the storefront. The 42-year-old woman and another 50-year-old man were rushed to Bellevue with serious but not critical injuries. An NYPD representative told us they had no information on the crash, despite another spokesman giving us details yesterday, so it's unclear if there is any criminality suspected. The cab driver remained at the scene and was treated for minor injuries.
We can't say it enough: it's probably a good idea to wear your seatbelt in a cab.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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