New York Daily News

Hitting the wall

Crashes pal’s ride, flees colossal B’klyn smashup

- Laura Dimon, John Annese and Todd Maisel

AN INEXPERIEN­CED driver crashed through a brick wall in Brooklyn and then ran away from the wrecked car and his trail of Christmas day chaos, cops said.

Luc Roodgerry, 23, was behind the wheel of a blue Nissan Altima when it flew through the intersecti­on at E. 49th St. and Flatlands Ave. in Flatlands about 1:40 p.m. Monday, slammed into two parked cars and smashed through a brick wall before finally coming to a stop in a yard.

He managed to escape from the mangled wreck and ran off — only to show up not long after at the 63rd Precinct stationhou­se in Flatlands.

Roodgerry, who has a learner’s permit and was driving someone else’s car, told police he ran off because he was scared.

Police gave him two summonses, one for leaving the scene of a crash, the second for operating a motor vehicle with the wrong class license.

 ??  ?? Luc Roodgerry, who was driving with a learner’s permit, created Christmas chaos when he lost control of his pal’s car at Flatlands Ave. and E. 49th St. in Brooklyn. The 23-year-old slammed into two parked cars (bottom), smashed through a brick wall and...
Luc Roodgerry, who was driving with a learner’s permit, created Christmas chaos when he lost control of his pal’s car at Flatlands Ave. and E. 49th St. in Brooklyn. The 23-year-old slammed into two parked cars (bottom), smashed through a brick wall and...

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