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York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expected to announce his bid for 2020;
City Journal associate editor Seth Barron reacts on 'Tucker Carlson
Tonight.'
An NYPD vehicle driving New York City Mayor
to an event in Harlem was going the wrong way at the time of a crash that's drawn
a new report reveals.
A
newly released accident report showed that Detective Edgar Robles was
traveling in the wrong direction, with the siren and lights on, when the
vehicle plowed into a truck that was making a legal turn, according to
the
The
incident took place on Aug. 22, 2015, but details have surfaced only
recently. In late April, it was reported that text messages related to
the incident indicated that Howard Redmond, commanding officer of the
mayor’s Executive Protection Unit, wanted details kept under wraps.
“As
per CO [commanding officer] no one is to know about this,” Sgt. Jerry
Ioveno reportedly texted to the unit’s other members, warning against
mentioning it to other teams. He repeated, “No one is to know.”
Redmond
was reportedly trying to avoid bad “optics” from the crash. De Blasio
has taken a strong stance on traffic incidents, recently speaking out
against bikes that travel the wrong way.
The news also comes amid
speculation over a possible de Blasio presidential run in 2020. He is
expected to formally announce his decision later this month.
The
DMV did not have any report of the accident on file, even though reports
are required for incidents where damage exceeds $1,000; the NYPD’s
Chevy Tahoe was kept out of operation for two weeks.
NYPD spokesman Phillip Walzak denied that there was any cover-up of the accident.
“Far
from a coverup, this in fact shows the exact opposite – the NYPD took
this incident seriously,” Walzak told Fox News when the crash was first
reported.
The mayor’s office told Fox News at the time, "We take
every collision seriously and have total confidence in the NYPD to
investigate each to the fullest."
Fox News has reached out to the
mayor’s office for comment on the latest developments. A spokesperson
from the NYPD told Fox News, "The use or emergency equipment in the NYPD
vehicle used to transport the mayor is up to the judgment and
discretion of the detectives and supervisors assigned to the security
detail."
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