The shocking footage, shot Tuesday night on Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, shows a black Cadillac and a dark BMW locked in an apparent road-rage battle. The vehicles collide violently, sending one car smashing through debris and straight into the front of the building that houses Noir Yoga, a new studio set to open its doors August 1.
A 28-year-old pedestrian walking nearby was struck in the chaos and knocked down as the cars barreled toward the storefront. Debris flew everywhere as the impact ripped into the building.
All three, the two drivers and the pedestrian, were rushed to Kings County Hospital. Police say they are all expected to make a full recovery.
The owner of Noir Yoga was left stunned by the destruction.“It’s just jarring and an immense amount of damage,” the owner said. “I’m like, how could something like this happen?”
NYPD quickly tracked down the drivers. Cops arrested 56-year-old Anthony Hayes, behind the wheel of the Cadillac, and 43-year-old Robert Walker, who was driving the BMW.
Hayes faces a laundry list of charges, including vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated, aggravated reckless driving, reckless endangerment, reckless driving and resisting arrest.
Walker was hit with vehicular assault, criminal mischief, disobeying traffic laws and reckless endangerment.
The dramatic video has already gone viral, showing the raw power of the collision and the aftermath inside the wrecked studio, with first responders picking through the rubble.
What started as a street fight between two drivers ended with a pedestrian injured and a new business left in ruins before it even opened.
Cops are still investigating exactly what sparked the road-rage clash.
