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In
the
early
hours
of
New
Year’s
Day,
a
crazed
driver
in
New
York
City
injured
a
number
of
people
on
the
streets
of
Manhattan
in
an
attempt
to
evade
police.
As
it
turns
out,
one
of
those
injured
in
the
incident
was
Black
Panther
actress,
Carrie
Bernans.
According
to
the
New
York
Daily
News,
Bernans
was
badly
injured
in
the
midtown
melee
caused
by
44-year-old
Mohamed
Alaouie
after
he
hopped
in
his
SUV
and
tried
to
avoid
being
arrested
after
witnesses
say
he
assaulted
his
girlfriend
in
plain
view
on
33rd
Street
and
7th
Avenue.
When
pedestrians
intervened
and
flagged
down
police,
Alaouie
put
the
pedal
to
the
metal
and
made
a
break
for
it.
In
the
process,
he
injured
multiple
police
officers,
crashed
into
a
few
cars
and
ultimately
slammed
into
a
halal
truck
on
West
34th
Street
near
9th
Avenue
around
1:45
a.m.
Unfortunately,
Carrie
Bernans
and
her
friends
were
taking
cover
behind
said
halal
truck
and
took
the
brunt
of
the
impact
from
the
crash.
The
New
York
Daily
News
reports:
“A
car
was
trying
to
get
away
from
the
cops
chasing
him,”
Hansson
wrote
in
her
own
hospital
bed
Instagram
post.
“He
was
recklessly
driving
into
other
cars
and
we
were
hiding
behind
a
food
truck.”
She
said
the
car
drove
“full
speed
into
the
truck”
and
knocked
her
and
Bernans
to
the
ground,
where
they
lay
unconscious.
A
third
woman
with
them
who
was
not
struck
helped
them,
she
added.
Hansson’s
post
was
accompanied
by
pictures
of
her
wearing
a
neck
brace
below
her
bloodied
face.
But
it
was
Bernans
who
got
the
worst
of
it.
Several
of
her
bones
were
broken
and
several
teeth
were
chipped
in
the
crash,
grisly
photos
posted
on
social
media
show.
The
new
mother’s
family
posted
a
GoFundMe
page
soliciting
donations
to
pay
for
medical
bills,
physical
rehabilitation
and
child
care
to
help
with
her
8-month-old
baby.
She
said
she
is
unable
to
breastfeed
her
little
baby
boy,
who
was
not
with
her
at
the
time
of
the
incident.
Ultimately,
Alaouie
was
taken
into
police
custody
and
is
facing
multiple
accounts
of
assault,
attempted
murder
of
a
police
officer,
and
of
course,
reckless
driving
along
with
drug
possession
charges.
Judging
from
the
witnesses
on
hand,
he’s
more
than
likely
going
to
be
found
guilty
of
everything
he’s
been
slapped
with.
Carrie
Bernans’
mother
posted
a
picture
of
her
daughter’s
injuries
on
Instagram.
She
thanked
everyone
for
their
support
and
stated
that
this
tragedy
only
reinforced
her
faith
in
the
Almighty.
“This
setback
hasn’t
deterred
her
belief
that
something
remarkable
is
still
being
crafted
by
God.
Despite
the
injuries
sustained
in
the
collision
caused
by
a
hit-and-run
in
NYC,
she’s
filled
with
hope
and
faith
in
the
unfolding
of
a
beautiful
new
chapter.
Please
keep
her
in
your
thoughts
and
prayers
as
she
navigate
this
path
toward
recovery
and
new
beginnings,”
Bernans’
mother
wrote.
Prayers
up
for
Carrie
Bernans
and
her
family
as
she
recovers
from
this
traumatic
incident.
