Midwood building collapses
Cops charge East Flatbush resident who drove vehicle into ground fl oor
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
A Midwood building collapsed
after a drunk driver slammed
his car into its ground fl oor on
Monday night, according to
authorities.
Cops charged 20-year-old
East Flatbush resident Andrew
Baird with driving while
under the infl uence, criminal
mischief, reckless endangerment,
and other charges related
to the incident.
First responders arrived
on the scene at 496 Avenue P
at approximately 11:30 p.m. on
May 6 after Baird had driven
into the fi rst-fl oor storefront,
which was closed at the time,
police said.
The building, which
housed Bais Keepers Real
Estate agency on the second
fl oor, had collapsed before
police arrived.
The building was vacant
at the time of the incident,
according to police.
Baird, who was also
charged with leaving the
COLLAPSED: The FDNY responded late Monday night after a car smashed into an Avenue P building, causing the building to collapse. FDNY
scene of an accident, attempted
to fl ee but was apprehended
less than a mile away
shortly after the incident, police
said.
First responders took the
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vehicle operator to Lutheran
hospital for testing and treatment
of minor wounds. No
other injuries have been reported,
according to authorities.