Two men were killed when a suspected drunk driver slammed into parked cars and hopped a curb on Friday evening in New York City.
The incident happened around 6:00 p.m. as the driver was headed northbound near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street in Morningside Heights, the New York Post reported.
The 61-year-old driver reportedly lost control of a black Mercedes-Benz when the crash occurred, officials with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told the outlet.
Video footage showed the aftermath with neighbors helping those who had been injured. Someone was heard crying out in pain as the crowd gathered around trying to assist the person, according to ABC 7.
“I went over. I saw one person on the ground who I could tell immediately was struggling for life if he had any left,” one witness told the outlet. The video also showed locals trying to move
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