An enraged Manhattan driver who was double-parked in the East Village hit two firefighters with her car after driving on a curb to get past an FDNY ladder truck, police and sources said.
Victoria Sotomayor, 28, was double-parked near Avenue B and East 6th Street at about 2:30 p.m. when firefighters from a nearby firehouse parked at Avenue C and East 6th while responding to a call, sources said.
Sotomayor allegedly ran up to the firefighters and screamed at them, claiming they almost hit her car when they pulled into their parking spot, the sources said.
She then allegedly drove onto the curb to get around their ladder truck, but hit two firefighters in the process, injuring a 27-year-old smoke-eater’s hands, the sources said.
Sotomayor then allegedly sped off, but was cornered by the FDNY and the NYPD at East Houston Street and the FDR Drive, the sources said.
She was arrested and released with a desk appearance ticket for leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, police said.