A man who was hit by a car while filming Donuts in Manhattan over the weekend has undergone surgery on both arms but is still in need of reconstructive surgery on his face and two broken hips.
Christopher Brito, 23, filmed a dangerous driver’s stunt at the intersection of Vandam and Greenwich streets in Hudson Square just after midnight on Saturday.
Disturbing surveillance video shows he accidentally tripped and hit the ground right in the path of a red two-door Infiniti after he tried to approach the corner of his roundabouts.
“It’s terrible,” his mother Jacqueline told the New York Post. “His forehead is smashed, and so is his nose.”
On the GoFundMe page that raised over $13,000, she described her son as “outgoing, kind, smart, hardworking, respectful, driven and dedicated, especially when it comes to his sneakers.” She added that his “skull was cracked and his arms, ribs, nose and pelvis were broken.”
She says his condition is slowly improving after he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
“If I tell him to shake his head, he will start shaking his head yes,” she told the Post. “He can also move his finger.”
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A wild video shows how a man was left in critical condition after being hit by a powered sports car that was spinning donuts in New York City over the weekend.
Christopher Brito, 23, accidentally tripped and hit the ground directly in the path of the car’s front wheels after trying to get close to the car.
Christopher can be seen immediately after being hit, tumbling forward from the force of the car at the intersection of Vandamme and Greenwich Streets in Hudson Square.
Jacqueline Brito described her son Christopher, pictured above, as “outgoing, kind, smart, hardworking, respectful, driven and dedicated, especially when it comes to his sneakers.”
The police described the car as being marked with yellow letters “Tyler Spec”.
The driver, described by authorities as a light-skinned man, accelerated and fled the scene.
“His friend told me they don’t even know (the driver),” Jacqueline said.
“They are looking for him,” she added, although the police allegedly told her that the driver had a fake license plate. “I don’t even know why they do it. They do it on the street.
The GoFundMe fundraising page for Christopher says he is “unable to walk, talk, move, or eat at the moment.”
“He’s going to have major surgeries, he needs medication, and for now the doctors have said he’ll be recovering in intensive care over the next few weeks, possibly months.
“Those of you who know Christopher know that he is outgoing, kind, smart, hardworking, respectful, driven and dedicated, especially when it comes to his sneakers. I can tell, as his mother, that he has a great support system for friends and acquaintances outside of his family support. His father and I would really appreciate donations, and if you could please pray for my son. Thanks!’
According to officials, Christopher suffered a fractured skull, head injury and severe body trauma following the impact. He was quickly taken to Bellevue Hospital.
According to police, no arrests were made, but the investigation into the hit-and-run is ongoing.
The GoFundMe created for Christopher has already raised over $13,000. above description
Christopher has had surgery on both hands as of Monday afternoon but is still in need of reconstructive surgery on his face and surgery on both hips.
The car, a red two-door Infiniti, was marked “Tyler Spec” in yellow font.
The driver pictured was described by authorities as a fair-skinned man.
The horrific attack came as the city recovered from last month’s crime wave, with incidents up nearly 60 percent from last year, according to statistics released Thursday.
The city’s latest crime figures show 9,138 incidents in February, up from 5,759 in the same period in 2021 — with double-digit increases in nearly all major categories.
There were 32 murders in February, three more than in the same month last year.
Many other categories saw a shocking jump, including car theft, which rose nearly 105 percent; grand theft, which jumped nearly 80 percent from the previous year; robberies, which rose by 56 percent; A 44 percent increase in burglaries and a 22 percent surge in assaults. Rape also rose by a staggering 35 percent in February.
According to the latest NYPD statistics, total crime in New York is up more than 45 percent from the same period last year.
During February, the NYPD reported a 58.7% increase in total crimes. The latest data showed 9,138 incidents, up from 5,759 in 2021 — with double-digit growth in almost all major categories.
Crime in New York is up more than 45 percent year-over-year as Adams grapples with a growing crisis at Rikers Island – the city’s main prison, a surge in hate crimes and an overburdened judiciary.
Residents also reacted with horror to a series of high-profile incidents, including the brutal hammering of a woman by a homeless man in Queens and the feces of another woman in the Bronx, after which the alleged perpetrator, a violent criminal with a history of 44 arrests, was released without bail.
These incidents were in addition to the murder of Asian Christina Yuna Lee, 25, who was chased to her apartment by another homeless man, Assamad Nash, 35, and stabbed to death.
Submit information to the police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimetoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577 .
Spanish speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).