Car crashes into Times Square Sbarro during New York shoot of new Nicolas Cage film

Monday, 04 May 2009

A Ferrari crashed into the Times Square Sbarro early this morning while shooting a chase scene for Nicolas Cage's upcoming film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." The New York Post reports that two people were injured, though neither sustained serious injuries.

Although this was surely one of the more exotic car crashes in New York over the last few weeks, auto accidents happen all the time. While it is clearly best to avoid an auto accident, in the event that you find yourself involved in one it is important to contact a top auto accident attorney. New York has some of the busiest streets in the world, and even when no one is filming any chase scenes, they can be quite dangerous.

The car accident happened during a scene in which the Ferrari had to swerve through traffic chasing a Mercedes down Seventh Avenue, which was closed for the shoot. The Ferrari was driving in the middle lanes while the Mercedes was driving in the outer lane. While weaving between some "stunt taxis," the Ferrari took a hard right turn and lost control, swerving into a lamppost and newsstand before crashing into Sbarro's front door.

More than anything, this car accident validates the wisdom of scheduling these shoots early in the morning when pedestrian traffic is very light. Though car chases and other vehicular stunts are generally conducted at fairly slow speeds (usually 35 mph or slower), there is still a danger that the complex and risky maneuvers stunt drivers execute could go awry.