It happened at 6:40 Saturday morning right at the corner of 157th St. and Amsterdam Ave. when a car hit the 62-year-old, pinning him underneath. Those standing nearby didn't skip a beat and ran and got him to safety.
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The man tried to avoid the SUV, but it was going too fast.
Anna Carroll was in her 8th-floor apartment and heard it all the way upstairs. She immediately ran outside.
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"There was a gentleman in very bad condition leaning up against that wall," Carroll said.
Deryl Brown was working at a deli on the corner, and he and others ran out to help, telling the driver to stop moving.
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Realizing the victim may get crushed again, one of the men pulled him from under the car, but that driver didn't stop there - instead he reversed the car.
"I heard a lady scream 'stop, oh god stop, don't do that, please, please, no, no, no,'" Carroll said.
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The car nearly hit the victim a second time, then that driver turned his eyes to Brown who prayed his bad knee would hold up.
"I leaped up...and when I leaped up he actually hit - I fell backward, rolled off the car, and ran toward the corner," Brown said.
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It all happened in a matter of seconds, making many realize they need to keep their eyes open, no matter the time of day.
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