Driver hits and kills pedestrian after Gravesend crash
A 65-year-old pedestrian crossing with the signal was killed at Avenue P and West 1st Street in Brooklyn on May 30, 2022, after police said a driver involved in a two-vehicle crash hit him.
What We Know
A 65-year-old man was killed in Gravesend on Memorial Day 2022 after a crash at Avenue P and West 1st Street. Police told the New York Post that two drivers crashed at about 10:15 a.m. and that one driver then hit the pedestrian. The official record places the crash at 10:18 a.m., says the man was crossing with the signal at the intersection, and records three motorists injured. The record lists traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor and includes an SUV, a taxi and two parked vehicles. Police said both drivers remained at the scene and the crash was under investigation.
What police and the official record say happened
The official crash record places the crash at 10:18 a.m. and says the pedestrian was crossing with the signal at the intersection. It records one pedestrian killed and three motorists injured.
Vehicles listed in the crash record
The official record lists a northbound 2020 Cadillac SUV, an eastbound 2016 Hyundai taxi, a parked 2020 Ford box truck and a parked 2019 Mazda SUV. The New York Post, citing police, described the initial collision as involving two vehicles and said police did not immediately have information about the vehicles or drivers.
Drivers stayed at the scene
Police said both drivers remained at the scene and that the crash was under investigation. The man’s name had not been released at the time of the New York Post report pending family notification.
Avenue P has seen repeated serious crashes
The crash happened at Avenue P and West 1st Street in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location context for Avenue P in Brooklyn counts 631 crashes, 465 injuries, 34 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.