On July 10, motorists filmed a driver recklessly driving backwards on Manhattan's FDR Drive, and the video quickly went viral, sparking widespread concern.
Motorists traveling on Manhattan's FDR Drive were surprised to see a red car driving backwards on the busy highway. video Since then, it has attracted the attention of both witnesses and online viewers, with Victoria Metzger, a 29-year-old paramedic, being one of the first to spot the incident.
Brooklyn driver caught driving wrong way on FDR Drive https://t.co/l5OX8PKYRt pic.twitter.com/pONFLTNXSE
— New York Post (@nypost) July 29, 2024
“When I saw it, I couldn't believe it,” Metzger told the New York Post. report“We were on our way to a report so we couldn't stick around or follow it for long and we didn't call the police.” (RELATED: Video shows intense police pursuit end after woman crashes head-on into multiple vehicles)
Similarly, Maria Claro, a 35-year-old writer, saw a red car pass her car. “I was speechless when I saw the car. Even after I stopped filming, the car kept driving in front of me,” Claro said, according to the outlet. “In the end, I didn't call the police.”
New York has seen a surge in wrong-way driving on its highways, resulting in numerous accidents. Prosecutors previously charged Sahara Dula after a video was released showing her allegedly intentionally hitting an NYPD officer with her car on the Upper East Side. according to NBC New York reported that the video showed Dula accelerating and violently striking an officer who was standing in the road.
