Alleged NYC jaywalker, 84, won't be prosecuted

NEW YORK - An 84-year-old New York City man who was taken into custody and ticketed for jaywalking will not face prosecution, reports CBS New York.

Kang Chun Wong was taken into police custody in January following the incident.

He was one of 18 people given jaywalking tickets at the intersection of 96th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side during a pedestrian safety push by the NYPD, reports the station.

Wong's attorney claims that police used excessive force and left him with a head wound that required four staples to close.

The family plans to file a $5 million lawsuit against the NYPD, according to the station.

Wong's son said he knew something was wrong when his father did not come home in time that day. He was reportedly missing for two hours before the son received a call from the arresting officer.

"He was looking for the medication," Wei Hang Wong told the station.

The officer wanted the 84-year-old's medical history. He has a heart condition, among other difficulties.

But Wei Hang Wong said the officer would not tell him how to find his father.

"I had a horrible time," Wei Hang Wong said. "Let's just say it was a big runaround."

Police insisted that officers did not strike the elderly man deliberately, and that when an officer pulled out a summons book and began writing a ticket, a struggle ensued.

During the struggle, police claimed, the 84-year-old Wong fell to the ground and struck his head.

Wong claimed the signal was green when he stepped off the curb, but may have turned red when he got to the other side, reports the station.