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Connecticut Driver Charged With DWI After Van Hits Pedestrians on Bronx Sidewalk

Surveillance video captured the van drifting onto the curb, with both victims hospitalized in stable condition.

Overview

  • Police say the crash occurred just before 11 p.m. on Feb. 6 at East Tremont Avenue and Monterey Avenue in the Tremont section of the Bronx.
  • Abner Rosa Blanco, 42, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was identified as the driver of the westbound white van that left the roadway.
  • The van struck a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman standing outside a business before coming to a stop against a building.
  • Footage shows the vehicle hitting a pole, a sign and a trash can, and nearby storefronts sustained visible damage, including a shattered barbershop window.
  • Blanco was arrested on a DWI charge, was not injured, and police said the investigation remains ongoing.