Norwood: Car Crashes into Williamsbridge Oval Wall at Reservoir Oval West and Wayne Avenue

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By SÍLE MOLONEY

A automobile driver crashed into the wall surrounding the Williamsbridge Oval park at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West in Norwood on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10.

The FDNY advised Norwood Information that a motor vehicle accident occurred at 2:07 p.m. at 3400 Wayne Avenue, and that a person individual at the scene refused clinical notice.

An ambulance was seen at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West soon right after the incident happened.

A Car or truck IS found crashed into the wall/fence encompassing the Williamsbridge Oval Park at the junction of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West in Norwood on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ Application.

End users of the Citizens’ Application shared video clips of a crimson vehicle that experienced seemingly crashed into the wall/fence of Williamsbridge Oval Park at the junction of Wayne Avenue, in in between two other parked autos. Judging from the situation of the impacted purple motor vehicle, it seemed as while it had arrive from Wayne Avenue, crossing Reservoir Oval West, prior to hitting the wall.

When contacted, the NYPD push workplace mentioned they would not have any facts on the facts of accident unless of course there was a fatality or a significant harm. Community police were noticed at the scene of the incident in the movies posted on Citizen.

We spoke with Gordan, a community resident who lives at the intersection in problem shortly right after the incident. He advised Norwood Information, “I just came down. I seen the vehicle in involving the two cars and trucks, and I just took a photograph, and I know this is a [hazardous] spot because I have been hit.”

A Car or truck IS witnessed crashed into the wall/fence bordering the Williamsbridge Oval Park at the junction of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West in Norwood on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2022. Movie courtesy of the Citizens’ Application.

He ongoing, “Because I have been parked by that parking indicator, and the [red] automobile just stored on likely.” Pointing to a pole at the junction which appeared to have a satellite of some description affixed to it, Gordon mentioned, “I assumed this was a camera but evidently, it’s not.”

He extra, “Sometimes, persons do not even halt over right here. They just preserve going simply because they see it clear, and they just maintain functioning.”

Asked if he was referring to targeted visitors exiting Wayne Avenue and coming into Reservoir Oval West, he replied, “People walking on either facet, and they are just coming, and when they end, they are like…….you know?” He gestured indicating that the people in issue, in his see, appeared to imagine that they experienced the ideal of way in such conditions.

Emergency Services ARE viewed responding to a car or truck incident at the junction of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West in Norwood on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2022. Video clip courtesy of the Citizens’ App.

“People are in a rush,” he mentioned. “It’s not heading to halt. I’m a university bus driver. I drive. Men and women want to slice me off correct away, genuine fast.” He went on to say that there was an ongoing trouble with automobiles parking at crosswalks and other parts, adding that he did not exclusively signify at the Wayne Avenue junction but at other crosswalks. “It’s irritating,” he mentioned.

Norwood News’ place of work is located not significantly from the scene of the incident. We have listened to autos racing around the Oval, particularly following dark, on much more than a single occasion at speeds that would appear to considerably exceed the City velocity restrict and with seemingly zero regard for prospective aged pedestrians living in the spot or for the quite a few people and young children who are commonly noticed exiting the Williamsbridge Oval entrance and crossing the Reservoir Oval.

In the meantime, questioned if he was a mindful of massive industrial vans parked right away in the vicinity of West Gun Hill Highway and Mosholu Parkway on the Norwood / Van Cortlandt Village, which have been reportedly leading to a hazard throughout the early morning university run, as a short while ago reported by just one neighborhood resident to Norwood Information, Gordon claimed the spot in query was not element of his common school operate, and therefore, he could not remark.

Referring to the Wayne Avenue junction, he then added, “You have folks parking at hydrants and they place a [hi-viz] vest on there, and it’s like, they do not get tickets. I’ve noticed people park listed here at the hydrant. They are from other states, and they place a little thing that they perform for the fireplace office, and they really don’t get tickets.”

“Like I stated, I’m a university bus driver. It is really frustrating. No person would like to go. They shift their mirror a minimal little bit, and they hope you to squeeze by, and they’re like, ‘Oh, you are a qualified driver.’ Pay attention, we’re trying to be courteous, you know? We’re hoping to not strike your car or truck, but as a bus driver, if I have a decision involving hitting a double-parked automobile and a parked motor vehicle, I’m gonna strike the double-parked vehicle since they’re not supposed to be there.”

Norwood Information is pursuing up with both the NYPD’s Collision Investigation unit and DOT and will update this tale on receipt of any further information and facts on the incident.