New York — A driver whom police believe was intoxicated caused a major accident on the Brooklyn Bridge last Monday, August 17, 2015. Apparently, 7 people were injured (1 person was critically hurt) after a man named Alberto Calderon, 31, flipped his car after rear-ending a stopped vehicle. The critically injured man was identified as Calderon’s passenger, 32-year old Alex Calderon.
This was in the eastbound lanes of the bridge, with traffic headed toward Brooklyn.
According to the news reports, Calderon was driving his Lexus along the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday morning around 4:45 a.m. when he failed to notice a Honda that was stopped ahead of him, disabled.
Calderon’s Lexus plowed into the back of the Honda, doing major damage. Then, Calderon apparently tried to back up and drive around the Honda, but was hit by another car.
The second accident caused Calderon’s Lexus to flip over, ejecting rear-seat passenger Alex Rijos, 32. Rijos was taken to the hospital with critical injuries along with four people in the Honda and two others. When police arrived, they arrested Mr. Calderon for suspected driving while impaired.
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