Driver sentenced after Gravesend crash killed Jun Jin Yang
At Avenue P and West 1st Street in Gravesend, Isidro Rodriguez ran a red light and caused a May 30, 2022 crash that killed 65-year-old Jun Jin Yang and injured three motorists; he later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to three to six years.
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What We Know
Jun Jin Yang, 65, was crossing near Avenue P and West 1st Street in Gravesend on Memorial Day 2022 when prosecutors said Isidro Rodriguez sped through a red light in a Cadillac SUV and caused a collision with a Hyundai Sonata ride-share vehicle. The impact sent Rodriguez's SUV toward Yang, who was pinned between vehicles and later pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center. The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and three motorists injured. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in November 2024 and was sentenced in February 2025 to three to six years in prison.
A red-light crash reached a pedestrian in the crosswalk
The crash happened at about 10:18 a.m. on May 30, 2022, at Avenue P and West 1st Street in Brooklyn. Prosecutors said Isidro Rodriguez drove a 2020 Cadillac Escalade north on West 1st Street, ran a red light, and T-boned a 2016 Hyundai Sonata traveling east on Avenue P.
The official record lists a 65-year-old pedestrian who was crossing with the signal at the intersection; prosecutors identified him as Jun Jin Yang. Prosecutors said the impact sent Rodriguez's SUV spinning toward Yang, who was pinned between vehicles. Emergency medical personnel took him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Three people in the Hyundai were injured
The official crash record lists three motorists injured. Prosecutors said the 32-year-old driver of the Hyundai and two passengers, a 29-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter, suffered minor injuries and were treated at hospitals.
Records describe a Cadillac SUV and a Hyundai
The official record lists a 2020 Cadillac SUV traveling north, a 2016 Hyundai recorded as a taxi traveling east, and two parked vehicles. Prosecutors described the Hyundai Sonata as a ride-share vehicle.
Investigators cited speed and a red light
The official crash record lists traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor. Prosecutors said black-box data from Rodriguez's Cadillac showed he accelerated to 42 mph in a 25 mph zone seconds before the crash and did not brake.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty and received a prison sentence
Rodriguez was arrested on July 20, 2022, after an NYPD investigation. He pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter on November 12, 2024, and Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Hecht sentenced him to three to six years in prison on February 4, 2025.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said, "No one should have to fear for their life while crossing the street."
Where
AVENUE P and WEST 1 STREET