An 18-year-old man said he was walking toward his car when a large chunk of ice and snow fell off a New York City building and crushed his car.
The New York Police Department briefly shut down the SoHo neighborhood street after the ice crumpled the back of Coltrane Nadler’s car Tuesday afternoon.
Nadler, of South Orange, New Jersey, said he was able to laugh about the incident because thankfully no one was injured. He said he was surprised to see the damage but said it was ‘kind of funny and random’.
An 18-year-old man said he was walking toward his car when a large chunk of ice and snow fell off a New York City building and crushed his Chevy Equinox
Coltrane Nadler (pictured) said although the cars were parked bumper to bumper on Charlton Street in SoHo, his vehicle was the only one hit
Nadler said he was having an existential crisis and was just turning the corner around 4pm on Tuesday when the ice chunk dislodged from a nearby 21-story building and crushed his car
Nadler, who is a software engineer and music produce, told NBC that he had parked the Chevy Equinox for an hour and was walking back when he heard a commotion.
‘Then I realized that an icicle had fallen off the building and smashed my car,’ he said.
Nadler said he was having an existential crisis and was just turning the corner around 4pm on Tuesday when the ice chunk dislodged from a nearby 21-story building and crushed his car.
He said although the cars were parked bumper to bumper on Charlton Street in SoHo, his vehicle was the only one hit.
‘I have insurance, so I can’t complain,’ he told NBC, adding that he ‘enjoys the humor in the fact that an icicle hit my car.’
Photos of the damage shows Nadler’s car completely caved in around the back end of the vehicle.
Photos of the damage shows Nadler’s car completely caved in around the back end of the vehicle
Large chunks of brown ice were seen atop the badly damaged roof of the vehicle
Shortly after the incident, the Department of Buildings released a statement about melting conditions in the city
Large chunks of brown ice were seen atop the badly damaged roof of the vehicle.
Shortly after the incident, the Department of Buildings released a statement about melting conditions in the city.
‘During melting snow and ice conditions, the Department is reminding all builders, contractors, and property owners to secure their properties from hazardous conditions,’ the advisory said.
‘Falling icicles and snow masses from buildings can be dangerous in a dense city such as New York, and can injure pedestrians, damage vehicles, and disrupt transportation if streets must be closed for safety reasons.’
The Department of Buildings warned that if sites are not safely secured, violations may be issued.