Residents Evacuated After Car Slams Into Apartment Building In New Rochelle

An apartment in Westchester was evacuated after a driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into one of its walls, police said.

The crash happened at 643 Pelham Rd. in New Rochelle.
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Ben Crnic

08/27/2024 4:00 p.m.

The crash happened at around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 27, when an 89-year-old driver lost control of his car in the parking lot of a New Rochelle apartment building at 643 Pelham Rd. and collided with a wall, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.

After the collision, the apartment's residents were evacuated as a precaution, and fire and building department officials responded to the scene, Coyne said.

The driver did not report any injuries.

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