Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Utica Avenue in Flatlands
A driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit and killed a 31-year-old pedestrian at Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Brooklyn on Feb. 19, 2022, and police told reporters the man was outside the crosswalk and died at Brookdale Hospital.
What We Know
A driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit a 31-year-old pedestrian near Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Flatlands on Feb. 19, 2022. Police told reporters the man was outside the crosswalk; medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital with head trauma, and he died there. The driver stayed at the scene and faced no immediate charges, according to the reports. The city crash record lists the driver as unlicensed and traveling south, going straight ahead. The record gives the crash time as 8:03 p.m.; news accounts based on police statements reported later times, 8:55 p.m. and about 9:55 p.m.
What reporters and the crash record say happened
Police told the Daily News and amNY that a driver in a 2006 Ford Explorer hit a 31-year-old man as he crossed Utica Avenue near Avenue N in Flatlands. Both reports said the man was outside the crosswalk.
Medics took the man to Brookdale University Hospital with head injuries, and he was pronounced dead there. Police initially withheld his identity while they sought to notify family.
The city crash record gives the time as 8:03 p.m. News reports based on police statements gave later times: amNY reported 8:55 p.m., while the Daily News reported about 9:55 p.m.
Driver stayed at the scene
Police told reporters the driver remained at the scene and had not been arrested immediately after the crash. The official record lists the driver as a man without a license.
The official record lists the person killed as a 31-year-old male pedestrian.
The Ford Explorer was recorded as going straight southbound
The official record lists one 2006 Ford SUV, with the driver going straight ahead and traveling south. It records impact and damage at the left front bumper, with additional damage along the left side.
Utica Avenue near Avenue N is part of a high-injury corridor
The crash was recorded at Utica Avenue and Avenue N in Brooklyn. amNY described that stretch of Utica Avenue as a busy corridor with long blocks and no marked pedestrian crossings for more than 800 feet in either direction.
CrashCountNYC Crash Finder shows 1,952 crashes, 1,471 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 4 deaths on Utica Avenue in Brooklyn since 2022.