Out-of-control driver hits teen standing on Brooklyn sidewalk

Sunday, January 22, 2017
GREENPOINT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An out-of-control driver hit a teen in Brooklyn on Sunday night.

Around 6 p.m. Sunday, the Porsche jumped the sidewalk after it was on the wrong side of the double yellow lines by Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint.
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The Porsche then sideswiped another car, before jumping the sidewalk, hitting a 14-year-old boy.

Fortunately, officials say the teen is expected to survive.
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Police say the 39-year-old driver stayed at the scene, and was eventually arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

Authorities towed the white SUV after the accident.
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