Today I stumbled across an accident scene at Allen and Dictum where someone got hit by a car – or so I thought.

There were three people (2 Male, 1 Female) who said they were walking from “Ova Der” [meaning from Knapp Street] and “playin’” in the street at Dictum when a car coming down Allen hit the woman. A friend of the pedestrian who was struck said “this n_____ [the motorist] tried to slow down three times and I tried to tell her to get out the way but – he hit the girl in da leg.”

The motorist claimed that they immediately wanted money instead of calling 911; the motorist was uncomfortable with that and did not hesitate to call 911.

After she was checked out by EMS and refused a hospital trip, I asked the overtly limping woman if she was alright and why she and her friends were playing in the street. She replied “You know what Mister, these streets are just too small”. “We weren’t playing we were just walking”.

The whole thing didn’t smell right, especially since a few moments later she was walking briskly down Gerritsen Avenue looking for her friends who left her at the scene.

Granted Allen Avenue can be a dangerous avenue when people are speeding, but here is the moral of the story. If you’re involved in an accident call 911, it’s the easiest thing to do and it will protect you from unscrupulous characters trying to shake you down for cash.