Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Utica Avenue in Flatlands
A driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit and killed a 31-year-old man crossing Utica Avenue near Avenue N in Flatlands, where the official record logged one pedestrian death.
What We Know
A 31-year-old pedestrian was killed on Utica Avenue near Avenue N in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Police told reporters the man was crossing outside the marked crosswalk when a driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit him. Medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital with head injuries, where he was pronounced dead. The official crash record places the crash at 8:03 p.m.; press accounts reported 8:55 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. The driver stayed at the scene, and police reported no immediate arrest or charges. The official vehicle record lists the driver as unlicensed.
Police said the man was crossing outside the crosswalk
Police told reporters that a 31-year-old man was crossing Utica Avenue near Avenue N in Flatlands when a driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit him. The official record describes the fatal victim as a pedestrian and records one person killed, with no other injuries listed.
The Daily News reported the crash time as 9:55 p.m., while amNewYork reported it as 8:55 p.m. The official crash record lists 8:03 p.m.
Medics took the pedestrian to Brookdale, where he died
Police told reporters the man had head injuries after the crash. Medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reporters said police were withholding his identity pending family notification.
The driver remained at the scene
Police told reporters the driver stayed at the scene and had not been arrested immediately after the crash. The official vehicle record lists a 2006 Ford sport utility vehicle traveling south and going straight ahead, and lists the driver as unlicensed.
Utica Avenue has a severe crash record in this area
The crash happened at Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s location context for Utica Avenue in Brooklyn shows 1,952 crashes, 1,471 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 4 deaths on the corridor since 2022.