The cast and crew of a Nic Cage movie filming in Midtown relived a nightmare early today when — for the second time in three days — a car jumped the curb and injured eight people, police said.
This time, a car being driven by someone not associated with the film flew onto the sidewalk, injuring members of the crew working on the set of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”
“Twice in three days?” asked one member of the crew, who asked not to be identified. “At lest this time it wasn’t our fault.”
The SUV’s driver, Laura Conti, of Lodi, NJ, told cops the accident happened when she tried to avoid hitting a yellow cab and instead struck a parked car, police said.
Both vehicles jumped the curb.
Conti was not charged with any crime.
“We had to swerve,” said passenger Dijon Rhen. “It was a complete accident. It was unfortunate.”
Rhen called the accident “upsetting,” but added her and her friends “didn’t mean to hurt people.”
On Sunday night, a stunt driver lost control of a Ferrari speeding through Times Square, and hit two innocent bystanders who were walking on the sidewalk.
Neither was seriously injured.
This time, eight people were taken to local hospitals with cuts and bruises after the crash, which occurred at 3:50 am. at the intersection of 50th Street and Seventh Avenue.
The victims, some of which worked for the film crew, were sitting on milk crates drinking coffee when the car veered onto the sidewalk.
Asked about the accident this morning, one member of the crew, who did not want to give his name, said, “[The movie set] sure seems cursed. It seems snake-bitten.”
Read more about Sunday’s crash here.
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