In the blink of an eye, the busy intersection of 1st Avenue and East 3rd Street went into a panic.
Witnesses say a cab swerved to avoid hitting an SUV around 1:30 a.m. Instead, the driver hit two bicyclists, crashed into the popular Bean Coffee Shop and mowed down another man.
"The jeep ran the light," a witness said. "The cab tried to avoid the people, but he couldn't."
The driver of the Jeep tells an entirely different story that places the blame on the cabbie.
"I was trying to turn right," the driver said.
What ever the case, emergency crews rushed to scene and loaded up the injured in ambulances.
The victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
One person is listed in serious condition.
Police are investigating to see if the cabbie or the Jeep driver ran a red light.
