Road rage is reportedly to blame for a crash that sent a car into a yoga studio in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, injuring a pedestrian, according to police. Both drivers have since been arrested.
Police say the crash happened around 11 last night on Fulton Street, a busy stretch of the neighborhood.
According to police, a Cadillac driven by 56-year-old Anthony Hayes collided with a BMW driven by 43-year-old Robert Walker, and the impact sent one of the vehicles into the yoga studio.
Police say a 28-year-old man was also struck during the crash. He is expected to be okay, according to authorities.
Both drivers now face a long list of charges. Police say Robert Walker, of Bloomington, is charged with vehicular assault, criminal mischief and other counts, while Anthony Hayes, of Pennsylvania, faces vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment, among additional charges.
According to News 12, the crash also caused damage inside the building. The car struck a pipe, setting off the sprinklers and causing water damage, and the Department of Buildings issued a partial vacate order for the structure.
For tenants, it felt like deja vu. Some who live in the building said a car had crashed through the same area only about a month ago, and that cleanup was again underway after the latest crash.
The crash also upended plans for the business housed in the building, a second location for a studio known as Noir Yoga. Its owner said the two cars had come flying down Marcus Garvey Boulevard before slamming into the building, and that the surveillance video of the moment was graphic and jarring enough that he could not sleep after watching it, struggling to understand how something like it could happen.
The owner said the grand opening for the new studio had originally been scheduled for the 1st of August, a date that is now off the books, with dozens of boxes of supplies still due to be delivered and a contractor's final work left unfinished. Even so, he struck a note of determination, saying the delay would not be a denial and that he looked forward to opening the location bigger and better when the time was right.