Police later charged the driver after a fatal Brooklyn pedestrian crash.
A 57-year-old driver turning right struck a 64-year-old woman at Foster Avenue and East 17th Street in Brooklyn at 6:55 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2022, and Streetsblog later reported that police charged the driver.
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What We Know
At 6:55 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2022, a driver making a right turn struck a 64-year-old pedestrian at Foster Avenue and East 17th Street in Brooklyn. AmNewYork reported she was in the crosswalk, while Streetsblog's account of video says she waited and began crossing on green; the crash record codes her as crossing against the signal. Reports also differ on the vehicle, and Streetsblog later reported police charged the driver.
Accounts differ over the crossing sequence.
The crash record lists one pedestrian killed at 6:55 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2022, at Foster Avenue and East 17th Street in Brooklyn. AmNewYork, citing police, described the time as just after 7 a.m. and reported that a driver turning right onto East 17th Street struck a 64-year-old woman in the crosswalk. It said she was taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead there.
The crash record codes the woman as crossing against the signal. Streetsblog's account of video says she waited for the light and began crossing when it turned green, and that a driver did not yield. Streetsblog separately reported that another video showed the driver making an illegal U-turn on Foster Avenue seconds before the crash.
Snow remained at the intersection.
Streetsblog reported that snow had not been properly cleared at the intersection hours after the crash. Its description of video says the pedestrian moved through a narrow opening in the snow while crossing.
Reports describe different vehicle types.
AmNewYork described a gray sedan. Streetsblog reported that police called the vehicle a sedan, while video appeared to show a much larger car; it also described the vehicle as a gray Chevy. The crash record classifies it as a 2019 Chevrolet station wagon/SUV.
Police later charged the driver.
AmNewYork reported that the 57-year-old driver remained at the scene and that police initially suspected no criminality. Streetsblog later reported that police said on Wednesday they had charged Gale Grey-Lawrence of Brooklyn with failure to yield, running a red light and failure to exercise due care.