Driver fatally hits pedestrian near Barclays Center.
A driver hit and killed a 62-year-old pedestrian at Flatbush and Atlantic avenues in Brooklyn at 3:32 p.m. on March 4, 2022, and a witness told the Daily News the driver was turning right from Atlantic Avenue onto Flatbush Avenue.
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What We Know
A witness told the Daily News the driver was turning right from Atlantic Avenue onto Flatbush Avenue; Streetsblog, citing police, reported that the driver was heading north on Flatbush. Accounts differed on whether the pedestrian was in a crosswalk: Brooklyn Paper said police had not determined that, while Streetsblog reported police described a midblock crossing.
Reports describe movement and crossing differently
Hot dog vendor Alam Mohammed told the Daily News the crash happened as the driver turned right from Atlantic Avenue onto Flatbush Avenue. Streetsblog, citing police, reported that the 37-year-old driver was heading north on Flatbush; the official record lists the truck traveling north.
Brooklyn Paper reported that police had not determined whether the pedestrian was in a crosswalk. Streetsblog, citing police, reported that he was crossing midblock and was not in a crosswalk.
The crash killed a 62-year-old man
The official record identifies the person killed as a 62-year-old man. The Daily News and Brooklyn Paper reported that responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
Reports used different descriptions of the truck
The official record classifies the vehicle as a 2016 dump truck. The Daily News described a private trash-hauling truck operated by Safeway, a carting company in Little Neck, Queens. Streetsblog identified the operator as Safeway Services Corp.; Brooklyn Paper and Patch described the vehicle as a garbage truck.
The crash happened near Barclays Center
The crash occurred at Flatbush and Atlantic avenues near Barclays Center and Atlantic Terminal. Councilmember Lincoln Restler told Brooklyn Paper the intersection lacked adequate pedestrian protections and called for action from the Department of Transportation.
The driver stayed as police investigated
The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and was questioned by police. Brooklyn Paper reported no arrests as of its March 4 coverage. Streetsblog reported that investigators from the NYPD, Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, Department of Transportation and Business Integrity Commission were at the scene, and that police said the investigation was ongoing.