A driver fatally struck a teen on Kings Highway in Brooklyn.
A 19-year-old driver traveling west in a 2012 BMW sedan struck a 17-year-old pedestrian near Avenue K on Kings Highway in Brooklyn; the official record dates the fatal crash to February 12, 2022, at 7:01 p.m.
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What We Know
A 19-year-old driver traveling west in a 2012 BMW sedan struck the teen near Avenue K, according to police accounts reported by CBS. CBS reported that the teen was crossing at the intersection, while the official record codes his location as outside an intersection. The crash record lists unsafe speed and improper passing or lane use as contributing factors.
Reports describe the crossing differently
CBS reported that a 19-year-old driver traveling west in a 2012 BMW sedan struck the 17-year-old near Avenue K as the teen crossed at the intersection. Streetsblog, citing preliminary DOT information and later NYPD information, described the teen crossing Kings Highway from south to north. The official record codes the pedestrian's location as outside an intersection.
A complicated junction in Flatlands
Press accounts placed the crash near Kings Highway and Avenue K in Flatlands, Brooklyn; the official record names Kings Highway. The Daily News described four lanes, parallel service roads and a six-way junction. amNewYork reported that Troy Avenue also joins the junction and that the city added painted pedestrian medians to break up the long crossing.
Reports spell the teenager's surname differently
CBS, amNewYork and Streetsblog identified the 17-year-old as Terah Saucier. The Daily News reported that his family identified him as Terah Sauveur. amNewYork reported that he was less than a block from home.
The driver was in a westbound BMW
CBS reported that the driver was in a 2012 BMW sedan traveling west. The official record lists a westbound sedan, and the Daily News described a black BMW sedan at the scene with damage to its front driver-side bumper.
The record lists speed and passing factors
The official crash record lists unsafe speed and improper passing or lane use as contributing factors. Streetsblog reported that police had not said whether the driver was speeding or had the light when its report was published.
The driver remained at the scene
CBS reported that the driver stayed at the scene and the crash remained under investigation. The Daily News said he was not immediately charged, while amNewYork reported that police had made no arrests at the time of its report. News 12's headline reported that the driver was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant; its supplied brief gave no further details.
Accounts differed about the hospital where the teenager died. The Daily News said medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital and that he could not be saved. amNewYork and Streetsblog reported that he was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital; CBS reported that he died at a hospital but did not name it.