A driver was arrested after he repeatedly rammed his car into the entrance of a Brooklyn synagogue late Wednesday night — bizarrely claiming “it slipped” as a group of concerned onlookers crowded the scene.
The gray Honda Sedan with New Jersey plates was seen in a harrowing video circulating on social media backing up and plowing into a side entrance of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights at least four times.
The NYPD confirmed that officers responded to the Eastern Parkway building for a “motor vehicle collision” at about 8:45 p.m.
Officers found the car had crashed into the doors of a sloped driveway at the synagogue, authorities said.
Video of the incident shows that the doors were knocked off their hinges.
The driver eventually exits the car and snaps as witnesses huddle nearby, the footage shows.
A car intentionally drove into the side doors of 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters, in Crown Heights. There are no injuries. Police have the driver in custody and are investigating his motives pic.twitter.com/w9rRAnnAAo
— Rabbi Chanina Sperlin (@ChaninaSperlin) January 29, 2026
“I dunno, it slipped! It slipped, you f–king a–hole!” the driver hissed at a Jewish man while gesturing wildly to his car.
The bystanders identified the man as the driver to police, and he was swiftly taken into custody, according to the video.
The driver claimed to cops that he suffered some type of mechanical issue and did not make any sort of terroristic statements after he was taken into custody, sources said.
The NYPD is investigating the crash and it’s unclear if the driver had a motive.
The synagogue was evacuated after the crash. There were no injuries, according to a community leader.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
