3-wheel motorcycle strikes pedestrians inside Fort Greene, Brooklyn park, 12 hospitalized

Twelve people were hospitalized after a three-wheel motorcycle struck a group of pedestrians inside a Fort Greene, Brooklyn, park on Sunday evening, the FDNY confirmed.

The alleged motorcycle driver, Neisha Atkinson, 53, was also injured and taken to the hospital. 

The NYPD received a 911 call at around 6:40 p.m. about a motor vehicle accident at Flushing Avenue and Navy Road. Police said a female driving a three-wheel motorcycle failed to navigate the roadway and entered Commodore Barry Park, where she struck nine pedestrians.

At least two witnesses told CBS News New York she was the passenger, and that a man who was driving fled on foot.

The victims range in age from 36 to 73 years old. There are seven men and five women. Four of the victims remain in critical condition, and the remaining victims are stable.

"There was screaming, a lot of screaming"

According to witnesses, the three-wheel motorcycle drove into a celebration in the park where DJ Warren Stanley was about to wrap up his set for the night.

"I saw a bunch of people running. There was screaming, a lot of screaming," Stanley said.

"She barreled into people sitting on the side right here, which caused the driver to fly off the bike and hit her head when she immediately lost consciousness," Eddie Bermudez said.

Witnesses said people in the crowd did what they could to help before EMS arrives, including treating some of the injured with first aid supplies. 

"I actually saw some people laying on the ground. Some were bleeding. Some were just laying out," one witness said.

Others described people dancing and eating in that part of the park before the crash happened. Part of a chair was visibly broken from what appeared to be the force of the three-wheel motorcycle.

"We had a beautiful day up until that," a witness said.

Driver faces multiple charges

Police said investigators are still trying to determine what caused Atkinson to lose control of the motorcycle. 

The Brooklyn woman is facing a host of charges related to the crash. 

According to officers, she faces two counts of reckless endangerment, one count of reckless driving, one count of failing to yield to pedestrians and one count of an improper license. 

Atkinson was in stable condition at the hospital.