Driver hits and kills 64-year-old woman at Foster Avenue
A 57-year-old driver hit a 64-year-old woman in the crosswalk at Foster Avenue and East 17th Street on Feb. 1, 2022; official records list one pedestrian death and traffic control disregarded.
What We Know
A 64-year-old woman was crossing East 17th Street at Foster Avenue in Brooklyn on the morning of Feb. 1, 2022, when a 57-year-old driver making a right turn hit her, police told amNY. The woman was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene, and police said at the time that no criminality was suspected. The official crash record lists one pedestrian death, a right-turning driver, and traffic control disregarded; it also records the pedestrian as crossing against the signal. The official vehicle record describes a 2019 Chevrolet SUV, while the police account published by amNY described a gray sedan.
A morning right turn ended in a fatal injury
The woman was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene, and police said the investigation was ongoing.
Foster Avenue has seen hundreds of reported crashes
The fatal crash was recorded at Foster Avenue and East 17th Street in Brooklyn.
Across Foster Avenue in Brooklyn, CrashCountNYC Crash Finder counted 912 crashes, 684 injuries, 34 serious injuries and one death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The pedestrian was identified in records by age and role
The official person record lists the woman as a 64-year-old pedestrian who was killed at the intersection. amNY reported that police withheld her identity pending family notification.
amNY reported that the driver was a 57-year-old woman who stayed at the scene after the crash.
Sources disagree on the driver’s vehicle type
The official vehicle record describes the driver’s vehicle as a 2019 Chevrolet SUV traveling west and making a right turn, with damage recorded to the right front bumper.
The police account published by amNY described the driver as being in a gray sedan. The public sources reviewed do not resolve that difference.
Signals and the turn appear in the records
The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the driver and records the driver’s pre-crash movement as making a right turn.
The official person record says the pedestrian was crossing against the signal. amNY reported that police did not suspect criminality at the time of the initial report.