MTA Bridges and Tunnel officer struck on Verrazano
An MTA Bridges and Tunnels officer was struck and critically injured on Sunday, October 20 right before 8 a.m.as he re-opened the lower level roadway to traffic.
Officer Thomas Choi, 61, a 10-year veteran, had parked his wrecker truck near the entrance to the Brooklyn-bound lower level of the bridge, near the facility administration building, when he was hit by a Nissan Maxima with New Jersey plates at around 7:45 a.m.
The car hit Choi, sending him into the windshield before being thrown about 10 feet to the ground. He suffered severe pelvic and head injuries and was unconscious when taken to Staten Island North University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.