Former progressive NYC mayor hits and runs a bicyclist – IOTW Report

Former progressive NYC mayor hits and runs a bicyclist

I choose to believe the bicyclist, mainly because David Dinkins is a jackass. And you know how I feel about bicyclists.

reuters – Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins denied on Saturday an accusation that he plowed into a bicycle deliveryman while driving on a Manhattan street and then fled.

Deliveryman Rodrigo Garcia alleged that a car driven by the 89-year-old former politician struck him on June 30 as Garcia was stopped to make a turn on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Dinkins, who was mayor from 1990 to 1993, drove off and did not return to the accident site, according to the lawsuit filed on Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

The suit said Garcia was seriously injured but did not give details. The New York Post newspaper said his ankle was broken.

In a statement on Saturday, Dinkins said the incident took place as he was driving his wife to a hospital. He was unaware of it until a bystander told him a bicycle had struck his car, Dinkins said.

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12 Comments on Former progressive NYC mayor hits and runs a bicyclist

  1. When you are 89 that happens all the time, I drove off a 12 ft. high bridge and wasn’t aware of it until a bystander told me about it.

    Heck, Running over a bicyclist doesn’t cause that much of a bump in the road, kinda like an 89 year old running over a curb he was unaware of.

  2. The FBI has investigated this mishap.
    They determined there was no intent on Dinkins part, he was just careless.

    Comey stated, “I mean, it’s not like Dinkins had classified Department of State information, or anything.” “However, we did find 13 devices once owned by Hillary Clinton in his car, we returned them to Hillary without even turning them on.”
    “Case Closed, we are moving on to the more important Porn sting operation.” .

  3. 89 and behind the wheel, yeah, I can believe he never saw the biker or noticed he hit him. Looking through the steering wheel, probably deaf as a stump, and staring at the hood ornament to try and stay on the pavement.

  4. Maybe Donald Trump can get him a part-time gig handing out hand towels in the Trump Towers men’s room–it’ll give him something to do with his free time and bring back memories of those heady days when he held court in the men’s room outside the Oak Room at the Plaza.

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