Sherin Brown, 23, had a brilliant, money making idea when she saw a tractor-trailer knock over a light pole in Fort Greene on Friday. Immediately after the accident, she snuck under the pole, and told responders she had been pinned underneath when it fell. She was transported to Brooklyn Hospital Center to be treated for back and neck injuries. However, investigators checked out surveillance footage of the crash, which showed the perfectly healthy Brown sliding underneath the pole. She was arrested and is charged with a misdemeanor for falsely reporting an emergency.
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