Bronx man’s scary fall outside Riverdale home emphasizes dangers of black ice

A resident in the Bronx experienced the dangers of black ice first hand during the recent freeze and thaw cycle after slipping and taking a nasty fall outside his home.

“I was crawling back to the door. I was really afraid I couldn’t get up,” said Bronx resident Robert Keating. “I may have fractured my leg. I didn’t know what happened.”

The married father of three was a victim of the fluctuating temperatures we’re now seeing across the Tri-State: freezing one day, melting the next. The five boroughs are, for now, officially in defrost mode…

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