BMW driver fatally hit teen on Kings Highway
A 19-year-old BMW driver fatally hit 17-year-old Terah Saucier on Kings Highway in Flatlands around 7 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2022; the official record cited unsafe speed.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 19-year-old man driving a BMW sedan west on Kings Highway hit a 17-year-old boy who was crossing the roadway away from an intersection or signal. The teenager died at the scene from internal injuries affecting his entire body. Police recorded unsafe speed and improper lane usage by the driver. The driver sustained a facial abrasion.
What happened on Kings Highway
The official crash record says the crash happened on Kings Highway at 7:01 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2022. It recorded one pedestrian killed and one motorist injured.
amNewYork reported that a 19-year-old male driver in a BMW sedan headed west hit 17-year-old Terah Saucier as Saucier crossed the road in Flatlands. Paramedics took Saucier to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A busy Flatlands crossing
amNewYork placed the crash at Kings Highway and Avenue K, a complex junction where traffic also crosses from Troy Avenue. The article reported that the city had added painted pedestrian medians with plastic posts in recent years to break up the long Kings Highway crossing and calm traffic.
The official record lists Kings Highway and describes Saucier as crossing away from an intersection and without a signal or crosswalk. That differs from amNewYork’s description of the crash at Kings Highway and Avenue K.
Police said the driver stayed
Police told amNewYork that the driver remained at the scene and that no arrests had been made as of Feb. 13, 2022. The article said police were investigating.