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Car Explodes Near Train Station Following Accident


by on Jun 20th, 2010

A car exiting the Belt Parkway at Exit 8  lost control, slamming into a parked car before exploding into flames, according to police on the scene .

The accident occurred on Friday, June 18, at around 7:40 p.m. The driver, a woman, was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. She managed to escape the car before it ignited, witnesses said.

Police on the scene weren’t entirely sure how the accident happened, but they speculated that she took to the exit ramp too quickly and lost control of her vehicle. Her car ended up on the sidewalk, smashing the parked vehicle into the fence of the old Verizon lot. It then erupted into flames in front of the stairs for the East 14th Street footbridge over the Belt Parkway. No bystanders were harmed.

The owner of the parked car was saved by chance, according to the officer. He had just gotten out of the car minutes before, and was a block away helping his son who had been in a minor car accident. He can be seen in a blue shirt in the video after the jump.

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  • Local Broker

    Its unreal that no one got hurt. There is no way this happened from taking that exit at high speed. I have taken that exit thousands of times and on a few occasions at high speed. If you hit the turn at speed you are either going to fish tail, go straight, spin out and or flip. Fortunately i have fished tailed out of the turn those times. There are only 2 things that happened here the driver either hit the gas instead of the brake when coming to the stop after the turn off or hit the gas on purpose and is going to blame it on the Toyota she was driving. An amazing thing that no one was hurt on a Friday evening in front of the train station.

  • Gy5685

    Get your facts straight before writing this stuff.

  • http://www.nedberke.com Ned Berke

    What facts are you saying are incorrect? I reported what the police and a witness told me. No other information is available. What've you got?

  • eric

    This is on the exact opposite side of the same square block that the CVS accident occurred. It is amazing that in neither case that anyone on the street got hurt. Those are heavily trafficked pedestrian blocks and these incidences happened during active hours. What the heck is going on?

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur Borko

    You know, posts like this don't help at all. If you have information and facts that are missing in the article then you should contribute them or email them so Ned can investigate, and if necessary fix the original article. That's the beauty of the internet, he can edit articles as needed.

    Claiming he doesn't have the facts, and then not contributing them is just a waste of bandwith.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Tenenbaum/1170468074 Alex Tenenbaum

    I witness the whole thing. She came off the highway at high speed, past the stop sign and into the parked car. I was parked 3 cars behind, second parking meter from the former Verizon gate. There was very little fire at first, then fire spread… By the time 2 fire trucks came the flame was huge. Firemen broke the windows and put out the fire. I have a few pictures and a short video of the car burning. Nobody was hurt because “luckily” there was sick passenger on the train, and no trains were coming from the city for over 20 minutes. The train finally arrived: a few minutes after the accident.

  • Supafly10579

    Another jerk that can't drive. I'm sure she's not going to have her license suspended or be required to take a more extensive driving course since it's considered an “ACCIDENT”.

  • http://www.nedberke.com Ned Berke

    Sounds like events went down pretty much as we wrote. Thanks for the description. Want to send the pictures and video over and we'll add it to the story?

  • Ray Johnson

    Accidents can happen in a split second. I am not in “defense” of anyone, just worried about the attacks on drivers and pedestrians that happen when everyone reacts so quickly. Let's think solutions, not rudeness. This particular exit is very short. It's dangerous and difficult to slow down from highway speed to a quick stop. It might help to make some changes in the way the exit is set up or add a sign on the parkway that warns drivers about the number of feet that they have to slow down, “Full Stop at Exit within # of feet”.

  • Local Broker

    If you drive like a normal person should that exit is not hard to take at all. The only problem with the exit is when there is a lot of traffic coming off or on the street. Now try to picture what would happen if they actually build a mall entrance right in front of the off ramp.

  • BrooklynBus

    There is no problem slowing down and stopping if you are approaching it at 40 or 50 mph. At 60 or 70, it might be a different story, but she shouldn't be going that fast anyway.

  • http://www.nicegirlgames.com Girl Games

    This is on the exact opposite side of the same square block that the CVS accident occurred. It is amazing that in neither case that anyone on the street got hurt. Those are heavily trafficked pedestrian blocks and these incidences happened during active hours. What the heck is going on?

  • http://www.nicecargames.com Car Games

    Accidents can happen in a split second. I am not in “defense” of anyone, just worried about the attacks on drivers and pedestrians that happen when everyone reacts so quickly. Let's think solutions, not rudeness. This particular exit is very short. It's dangerous and difficult to slow down from highway speed to a quick stop. It might help to make some changes in the way the exit is set up or add a sign on the parkway that warns drivers about the number of feet that they have to slow down, “Full Stop at Exit within # of feet”.

  • Supafly10579

    You're right. You should be slowing down approaching the off-ramp and at that speed, you can navigate that turn. Then there's a very difficult obstacle for some people to tackle: a stop sign. A normal person would slow down after the turn and stop. This idiot must of sped up right after that right turn. IDIOT. Thankfully no innocent bystanders were hurt or killed by this moron. It's only a matter of time though with a driver like this.

    Here's a solution: people learning how to drive before operating a potentially dangerous weapon.

  • Barrisons

    Atleast all seem ok. We have complained that the chevron signs were not replaced on that ramp for a very long time, going back before Christmas! And for many years before that! There should be at least 5-7 chevron signs to warn of the ramp curve, but they only had maybe two or three? Also, we asked for years that the beginning of the exit ramp, right at the top off the Belt Parkway also should have a yellow with black curve warning and suggested ramp speed too, but nothing. Maybe now our elected will get on this and and get DOT to put some good signs up.

  • Barrisons

    The exit length isn't the issue. It is poor signage and poor drivers; I take that ramp at least once a day.

  • http://www.nicegirlgames.com Girl Games

    This is on the exact opposite side of the same square block that the CVS accident occurred. It is amazing that in neither case that anyone on the street got hurt. Those are heavily trafficked pedestrian blocks and these incidences happened during active hours. What the heck is going on?

  • http://www.nicecargames.com Car Games

    Accidents can happen in a split second. I am not in “defense” of anyone, just worried about the attacks on drivers and pedestrians that happen when everyone reacts so quickly. Let's think solutions, not rudeness. This particular exit is very short. It's dangerous and difficult to slow down from highway speed to a quick stop. It might help to make some changes in the way the exit is set up or add a sign on the parkway that warns drivers about the number of feet that they have to slow down, “Full Stop at Exit within # of feet”.

  • Supafly10579

    You're right. You should be slowing down approaching the off-ramp and at that speed, you can navigate that turn. Then there's a very difficult obstacle for some people to tackle: a stop sign. A normal person would slow down after the turn and stop. This idiot must of sped up right after that right turn. IDIOT. Thankfully no innocent bystanders were hurt or killed by this moron. It's only a matter of time though with a driver like this.

    Here's a solution: people learning how to drive before operating a potentially dangerous weapon.

  • Barrisons

    Atleast all seem ok. We have complained that the chevron signs were not replaced on that ramp for a very long time, going back before Christmas! And for many years before that! There should be at least 5-7 chevron signs to warn of the ramp curve, but they only had maybe two or three? Also, we asked for years that the beginning of the exit ramp, right at the top off the Belt Parkway also should have a yellow with black curve warning and suggested ramp speed too, but nothing. Maybe now our elected will get on this and and get DOT to put some good signs up.

  • Barrisons

    The exit length isn't the issue. It is poor signage and poor drivers; I take that ramp at least once a day.

  • Einna555o

    the woman probably got hurt you shouldnt say mean things about her

  • Einna555o

    say ur crushes name. post this on 5 different websites. and he will b ur boyfriend! [:-o]

  • http://www.thetruckgames.com Truck Games

    Accidents can happen in a split second. I am not in “defense” of anyone, just worried about the attacks on drivers and pedestrians that happen when everyone reacts so quickly. Let’s think solutions, not rudeness. This particular exit is very short. It’s dangerous and difficult to slow down from highway speed to a quick stop. It might help to make some changes in the way the exit is set up or add a sign on the parkway that warns drivers about the number of feet that they have to slow down, “Full Stop at Exit within # of feet”.

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