A sanitation worker suffered crushing injuries to his legs when a distracted driver slammed into the back of a Department of Sanitation waste truck in New York.
The incident happened in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx, around 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16. Police said the 40-year-old female driver of a Toyota Highlander failed to slow down, before ramming into sanitation worker Ahmad Ladson, who was standing at the back of the truck.
Ladson was transported to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition, but he is expected to survive.
The driver remained on the scene. No charges were filed against the driver.
“No criminality is suspected,” a police spokesperson said when asked about charges against the driver for recklessness. The spokesperson also declined to say if the driver was distracted, on her phone, speeding or simply not paying attention. “The investigation is ongoing,” the spokesperson said.
City records obtained by Streetsblog show Ladson has been with DSNY only two years, earning just $64,000 this year.
Ladson is recovering from surgery. It isn’t clear if he will lose the use of his legs.
Video of the incident was obtained by Streetsblog.
CAUTION: Video may be disturbing to some viewers.
SHOCK VIDEO: A NYC sanitation worker’s legs were crushed, leaving him critically hurt when an SUV slammed straight into him, pinning him against his garbage truck.
The driver was not charged with anything.
Texting? Sleeping? DWI?
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 17, 2024
