Crashes mar holiday weekend

A series of accidents cast some gloom in Bay Ridge during the Memorial Day weekend.

A car hit two scooter riders on Senator Street and Fifth Avenue at 8:30 p.m. on May 27. The driver said he was at a stop sign and was making a left turn onto Fifth Avenue when the scooter drove around a double-parked vehicle. The scooter riders were treated at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.

A 21-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a car on Shore Road and 72nd Street at 6:40 p.m. on May 29. The man was in stable condition at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.

A car hit a pedestrian on Fifth Avenue and 86th Street at 1:40 p.m. on May 30. Cops said the driver was going north on Fifth Avenue and hit the victim while making a right turn. The driver told cops the pedestrian was in a blind spot. The victim was treated for minor injuries at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.

A car hit two scooter riders on Fifth Avenue and Senator Street. Photos via Citizen App

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