BROOKLYN (WABC) — Two teenagers were taken into custody after a car crashed into 13 parked vehicles Tuesday evening in Brooklyn, according to police.<\/p>\n
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. on East 2nd Street between Avenue P and Quentin Road in the Gravesend neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Police said a dark-colored Polestar sedan driven by a 17-year-old, with a 16-year-old passenger, collided with 13 parked vehicles. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
The aftermath left damaged vehicles scattered along the block and disrupted the lives of residents who rely on their cars for work.<\/p>\n
Yossi Levy, an HVAC worker, said his van was destroyed in the crash, leaving him unable to serve customers.<\/p>\n
“This is my legs. And I haven’t been working right now. And I’m just wrapping my head around this,” Levy said.<\/p>\n
Levy said he has been unable to respond to customer calls since losing his vehicle.<\/p>\n
“Yeah, my phone is ringing and I can’t even help. I can’t do anything. I’m stuck,” he said.<\/p>\n
Other residents said they also faced financial and logistical challenges as a result of the damage.<\/p>\n
“Man, it’s sad, I didn’t deserve it, you know, why would I have to go through the trouble, claim, insurance, for this just for little kids who was driving reckless,” Yazan Alashkar said.<\/p>\n
Police said the teens were driving at a high speed before the collision. Neighbors said the pair fled after the crash.<\/p>\n
“They ran away. And then two of our neighbors, they tried to run after them around the block,” Alashkar said.<\/p>\n
Levy said he joined others in pursuing the teens until police arrived.<\/p>\n
“The neighbors were shouting, hey, they ran, they ran. So, I started following them,” Levy said.<\/p>\n
Police said the teens were arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license.<\/p>\n
Residents said the crash highlighted ongoing concerns about reckless driving in the area. Alashkar said he would like to see traffic-calming measures installed on the street.<\/p>\n
“I want to have, like, a speed bump over here, because it’s not the first time we have so many cars, a lot of reckless driving,” Alashkar said.<\/p>\n
Although his vehicle was totaled and he is unable to work, Levy said he was relieved no one was injured.<\/p>\n
“I was thankful that there was no kids out here. That’s what I was mainly concerned because my daughter was coming from school,” Levy said.<\/p>\n
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