Driver disregarded traffic control before fatal Gravesend crash
A driver was cited in city crash data for disregarding traffic control before a Memorial Day crash at Avenue P and West 1st Street, where police said two drivers crashed and a 65-year-old pedestrian was then hit and later died.
What We Know
A 65-year-old man was killed on Memorial Day 2022 at Avenue P and West 1st Street in Gravesend. City records say he was crossing with the signal at the intersection when the crash occurred, and they list Traffic Control Disregarded for the driver of a northbound 2020 Cadillac SUV. Police told the New York Post that two drivers crashed around 10:15 a.m. and that one of the involved vehicles then hit the pedestrian. He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. City data also lists three motorists injured and includes a taxi and two parked vehicles in the crash record.
Two drivers crashed before the pedestrian was hit
The crash happened at about 10:18 a.m. on May 30, 2022, at Avenue P and West 1st Street in Brooklyn. Police told the New York Post that two drivers crashed at the intersection and that one of the involved vehicles then hit a pedestrian.
City records identify the pedestrian as a 65-year-old man and say he was crossing with the signal at the intersection. He died after the crash, and three motorists were injured.
Avenue P has seen repeated serious harm
The crash occurred at Avenue P and West 1st Street in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location data for Avenue P in Brooklyn shows 631 crashes, 465 injuries, 34 serious injuries and 5 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Police said the drivers stayed at the scene
The New York Post reported that the pedestrian was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police told the paper that both drivers remained at the scene and that the crash was under investigation.