{"id":460816,"date":"2022-06-10T22:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T19:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/they-might-be-giants-john-flansburgh-injured-in-nyc-crash\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T22:37:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T19:37:52","slug":"they-might-be-giants-john-flansburgh-injured-in-nyc-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/they-might-be-giants-john-flansburgh-injured-in-nyc-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"#They Might Be Giants&#8217; John Flansburgh injured in NYC crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a3366adaa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a3366adaa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/they-might-be-giants-john-flansburgh-injured-in-nyc-crash\/#%E2%80%9CThey_Might_Be_Giants_John_Flansburgh_injured_in_NYC_crash%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;They Might Be Giants&#8217; John Flansburgh injured in NYC crash&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThey_Might_Be_Giants_John_Flansburgh_injured_in_NYC_crash%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;They Might Be Giants&#8217; John Flansburgh injured in NYC crash&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The lead guitarist of the rock band They Might Be Giants was injured in a \u201cdramatic\u201d car crash on the Upper East Side with an alleged drunk driver who cops say blew a red light. <\/p>\n<p>The wreck occurred around 12:45 a.m. Thursday as John Flansburgh was taking a car service from his band\u2019s show at the Bowery Ballroom when his ride was t-boned by a Honda at Park Avenue and E. 102nd Street, according to cops and Flansburgh\u2019s own account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a rather dramatic car accident,\u201d Flansburgh <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CemK7hcuVdC\/?hl=en\">wrote in an Instragram post<\/a>. \u201cCrossing into an intersection, our car was t-boned by a vehicle going at a very fast speed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe force of the impact actually flipped our car over to its side. While the driver and I oriented ourselves to our new sideways, broken glass and airbag-filled reality, we sensed the ominous smell of motor oil and smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flansburgh said he was \u201cforever grateful\u201d for the city firemen and EMS who were able to \u201cliberate\u201d him and his driver from the wreck and rushed them to the hospital. <\/p>\n<p>A doctor told Flansburgh he broke seven ribs in multiple places and he \u201cwasn\u2019t going to be anywhere but in a bed for the foreseeable future,\u201d according to the post. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-flansburgh-they-might-be-giants-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Flansburgh said he was &quot;forever grateful&quot; for the city firemen and EMS.\" class=\"wp-image-22614312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-flansburgh-they-might-be-giants-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-flansburgh-they-might-be-giants-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-flansburgh-they-might-be-giants-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Flansburgh said he was \u201cforever grateful\u201d for the city firemen and EMS.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile the pain in my side has only gotten worse since, it is my heart that is really breaking over these events,\u201d  the musician said of having to delay the current tour of the alternative rock band, which is best known for the 80s college radio hit \u201cBirdhouse in Your Soul.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Cops say William Mota was driving the Honda that smashed into Flansburg\u2019s car after running a red light at the intersection. <\/p>\n<p>When police arrived, The Bronx man told cops that he wasn\u2019t driving and the car wasn\u2019t his, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>He later tried to grab his stuff from the car and run off but cops stopped him.<\/p>\n<p>Mota was charged with DWI, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, refusing a breathalyzer and traffic violations.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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